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Chinua Achebe(1930-2013)

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I Heard It Through the Grapevine (1982)
Chinua Achebe was born on 16 November 1930 in Ogidi, Nigeria. He was a writer, known for Things Fall Apart (1971), Things Fall Apart and Things Fall Apart (1987). He was married to Christine Chinwe Okoli. He died on 21 March 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
BornNovember 16, 1930
DiedMarch 21, 2013(82)
BornNovember 16, 1930
DiedMarch 21, 2013(82)
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Known for

Things Fall Apart (1971)
Things Fall Apart
7.8
  • Writer
  • 1971
Things Fall Apart
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  • Writer
    Things Fall Apart (1987)
    Things Fall Apart
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1987
    I Heard It Through the Grapevine (1982)
    I Heard It Through the Grapevine
    7.5
    • Self
    • 1982

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    Writer

    • Things Fall Apart (1987)
      Things Fall Apart
      8.4
      TV Series
      • based on novel by
      • 1987
    • Things Fall Apart (1971)
      Things Fall Apart
      7.8
      • novel
      • written by
      • 1971
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    • Born
      • November 16, 1930
      • Ogidi, Nigeria
    • Died
      • March 21, 2013
      • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    • Spouse
      • Christine Chinwe OkoliSeptember 10, 1961 - March 21, 2013 (his death, 4 children)
    • Other works
      Playwright: "Things Fall Apart", Quarry Theater, West Yorkshire, England, 1997.
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      • 3 Articles

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      A car accident in 1990 paralyzed him from the waist down. Since then, he has lived in the US because his medical needs cannot be met in Nigeria.
    • Quotes
      When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to worry because he has brought his own stool.

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