Monday, March 25, 2013
[Author Obit] Chinua Achebe 1930 - 2013
Critically-acclaimed Nigerian author and poet Chinua Achebe passed away in Boston Thursday, March 21. He was 82 years old.
Fascinating information about Achebe:
~He was born Albert Chinualumogu Achebe
~Written in long-hand, his original manuscript of Things Fall Apart was initally lost in the mail en route from Nigeria to a typing service in London.
~Achebe suffered a 20-year bout of writers block after publishing four novels
Learn more from the NYTimes obituary, Chinua Achebe, African Literary Titan, Dies at 82
Also recommended
Nigerians React to News of Achebe's Death --New York Times
Chinua Achebe and the Bravery of Lions --New York Times
Chinua Achebe: Twitter pays tribute --The Guardian
Chinua Achebe, Nigerian novelist and poet - in pictures --The Guardian
Browse the library catalog for the works of Chinua Achebe
Fascinating information about Achebe:
~He was born Albert Chinualumogu Achebe
~Written in long-hand, his original manuscript of Things Fall Apart was initally lost in the mail en route from Nigeria to a typing service in London.
~Achebe suffered a 20-year bout of writers block after publishing four novels
Learn more from the NYTimes obituary, Chinua Achebe, African Literary Titan, Dies at 82
Also recommended
Nigerians React to News of Achebe's Death --New York Times
Chinua Achebe and the Bravery of Lions --New York Times
Chinua Achebe: Twitter pays tribute --The Guardian
Chinua Achebe, Nigerian novelist and poet - in pictures --The Guardian
Browse the library catalog for the works of Chinua Achebe
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