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Chinua Achebe

Chinua Achebe was born in 1930 in the village of Ogidi in Eastern Nigeria. After studying medicine and literature at the University of Ibadan, he went to work for the Nigerian broadcasting company in Lagos. Things Fall Apart, his first novel was published in 1958. It sold over 2,000,000 copies, and has been translated into 30 languages. It was followed by No Longer at Ease, then Arrow of God (which won the first New Statesman Jock Campbell Prize), then A Man of the People (a novel dealing with...See more

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Things Fall Apart

Very pleased

by Frank F, Mar 29, 2011

Book received as advertised and I was very pleased. read more
Anthills of the Savannah

Anthills of the Savannah

by nonfiction, Jul 23, 2009

Although I am not a fiction reader, Chinua Achebe's writings always hold my interest and "Anthills" was no different. His in depth description and flawless development of characters in this book ... read more
Things Fall Apart

Work of Art

by TaeDaBoo, Apr 1, 2010

To finally read a book from an African author who places you right in the middle of life in Nigeria. You will not be able to put this book down. Not to long or to short. This book will open your ... read more

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