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Achebe

American

[ah-chay-bay] / ɑˈtʃeɪ beɪ /

noun

Chinua 1930–2013, Nigerian novelist.

Achebe British

/ 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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Trouble, to paraphrase Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, will find them too.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2025

These essays by the acclaimed African novelist and post-colonial theorist include pieces on important contemporaries including Chinua Achebe and Wole Soyinka, but also delves into the links between language and identity.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2025

Foremost Nigerian author Chinua Achebe put it best when he said: "The price a world language must be prepared to make is submission to different kinds of use."

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2023

Read from the past: Chinua Achebe changed African literature in 1958 with “Things Fall Apart,” a book that defines modern storytelling.

From New York Times ● May 24, 2023

When Dr. Achebe pulled up at a stop light, he looked at them.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

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