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Chinua Achebe

1930 - 2013

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Chinua Achebe ( ; born Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe; 16 November 1930 – 21 March 2013) was a Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic who is regarded as a central figure of modern African literature. His first novel and magnum opus, Things Fall Apart (1958), occupies a pivotal place in African literature and remains the most widely studied, translated, and read African novel. Along with Things Fall Apart, his No Longer at Ease (1960) and Arrow of God (1964) complete the "African Trilogy". Later novels include A Man of the People (1966) and Anthills of the Savannah (1987). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chinua Achebe is the 1,124th most popular writer (down from 1,042nd in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 4th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Nigerian Writer.

Achebe is most famous for his novel Things Fall Apart.

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Among writers, Chinua Achebe ranks 1,124 out of 7,302. Before him are Arturo Pérez-Reverte, John Cheever, Aleksis Kivi, Arnold Zweig, Tannhäuser, and Diana Wynne Jones. After him are Jorge Semprún, Ahmad Khani, Ibn al-Jawzi, Will Durant, Leonid Andreyev, and Sugawara no Michizane.

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Among people born in 1930, Chinua Achebe ranks 84. Before him are Jean Rochefort, Luce Irigaray, Zhores Alferov, David Dacko, Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma, and Itamar Franco. After him are Buck Henry, Ernst Albrecht, Magdalena Abakanowicz, Frank Drake, Gérard Genette, and Robert Aumann. Among people deceased in 2013, Chinua Achebe ranks 53. Before him are James Gandolfini, Masao Uchino, James M. Buchanan, Erich Priebke, Bert Trautmann, and Don Shirley. After him are Gyula Horn, Robert Fogel, Tadeusz Mazowiecki, David H. Hubel, Seki Matsunaga, and Viktor Kulikov.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Chinua Achebe ranks 6 out of 309. Before him are Sade (1959), Wole Soyinka (1934), C. Odumegwu Ojukwu (1933), Dr. Alban (1957), and Murtala Mohammed (1938). After him are Francis Arinze (1932), Hugo Weaving (1960), Muhammadu Buhari (1942), Nana Asmaʼu (1793), Fela Kuti (1938), and Usman dan Fodio (1754).

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Among WRITERS In Nigeria

Among writers born in Nigeria, Chinua Achebe ranks 2. Before him are Wole Soyinka (1934). After him are Olaudah Equiano (1745), Amos Tutuola (1920), Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (1977), Buchi Emecheta (1944), Flora Nwapa (1931), Ben Okri (1959), Okwui Enwezor (1963), Cyprian Ekwensi (1921), Sefi Atta (1964), and Chris Abani (1966).

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