Chinua Achebe ; born Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe , 16 November 1930 – 21 March 2013) was a Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic. His first novel Things Fall Apart (1958), often considered his best, is the most widely read book in modern African literature . He won the Man Booker International Prize in 2007. Chinua Achebe Chinua Achebe speaking at Asbury Hall, Buffalo, as part of the "Babel: Season 2" series by Just Buffalo Literary Center, Hallwalls, & the International Institute. 25 September 2008. Photo Author: Stuart C. Shapiro. Born Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe 16 November 1930 Ogidi , British Nigeria Died 21 March 2013(aged 82) Boston , Massachusetts, US Resting place Ogidi, Anambra , Nigeria Occupation Writer and teacher —David and Marianna Fisher University Professor and Professor of Africana Studies Brown University (2009–2013) —Charles P. Stevenson Professor of Languages and Literature Bard C
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