Achebe
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Trouble, to paraphrase Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, will find them too.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2025
Her work, including plays like Anowa, have been read in schools across West Africa, along with works of other greats like Wole Soyinka and Chinua Achebe.
From BBC ● May 31, 2023
In high school, she shelved books at the local library and read incessantly: not only Chinua Achebe and Toni Morrison but also thrillers, histories, how-to books about fixing a carburetor.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2023
This includes pottery by the enslaved artist David Drake, images from the Malian photographer Seydou Keita and an original copy of “Things Fall Apart,” the 1958 novel by Chinua Achebe.
From New York Times ● Dec. 21, 2022
“It was your mother’s idea, actually,” Dr. Achebe said.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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