The death of acclaimed novelist Chinua Achebe led to an outpouring of grief and tributes Friday in his native Nigeria, a country whose government he harshly criticised over the years. The 82-year-old, who was confined to a
"Okonkwo was well known throughout the nine villages and even beyond," Chinua Achebe wrote in "Things Fall Apart." Africans, the Nigerian author announced more than 50 years ago, had their own history, their own celebrities and reputations. Centuries
Tributes are pouring in from around the world following the passing on of perhaps Nigeria's greatest ever writer. Chinualumogu Albert Achebe died last night, aged 82. Why was Chinua Achebe so readable and Wole Soyinka almost inscrutable? The former
The death of acclaimed novelist Chinua Achebe led to an outpouring of grief and tributes Friday in his native Nigeria, a country whose government he harshly criticised over the years. The 82-year-old, who was confined to a
Chinualumogu Albert Achebe died last night aged 82. Why was Chinua Achebe so readable and Wole Soyinka almost inscrutable? The former was a writer, a storyteller â€" the latter is a poet who just happens to write.
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