Achebe

[ ah-chey-bey ]

/ ɑˈtʃeɪ beɪ /

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noun

Chin·ua

[chin-wah], /ˈtʃɪn wɑ/, 1930–2013, Nigerian novelist.

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Words nearby Achebe

achalasia, Achan, acharya, Achates, ache, Achebe, Achebe, Chinua, Achelous, achene, Achernar, Acheron

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How to use Achebe in a sentence

While Achebe stayed with the BBS, my father left to head up the relief effort.
Our Living Ancestor: Chris Abani Remembers Chinua Achebe|Chris Abani|March 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
So in this way, Achebe was with me at the beginning of my writing career.
Our Living Ancestor: Chris Abani Remembers Chinua Achebe|Chris Abani|March 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Chinua Achebe, the Nigerian writer and statesman who changed African literature forever, has died at the age of 82.
Chinua Achebe Dies: Beyond ‘Things Fall Apart,’ And His Best Books|The Daily Beast|March 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Things Fall Apart stood up and stood strong, as Achebe did throughout his career.
Chinua Achebe Dies: Beyond ‘Things Fall Apart,’ And His Best Books|The Daily Beast|March 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST

As Ruth Franklin wrote in The New Yorker, Achebe practically invented the Great African Novel.
Chinua Achebe Dies: Beyond ‘Things Fall Apart,’ And His Best Books|The Daily Beast|March 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Achebe

Achebe

/ (əˈtʃeɪbɪ) /

noun

Chinua. 1930–2013, Nigerian novelist. His works include Things Fall Apart (1958), A Man of the People (1966), and Anthills of the Savannah (1987)

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