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Chinua Achebe

1930 - 2013

Africa's most famous and illustrious black novelist. Nigerian born writer of powerful fiction, poetry, literary criticism, and children's books

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  • Cover of: Quê hương tan rã

    First published in 1958 92 editions in 9 languages — 23 previewable Cover of edition lemondeseffondre0000ache Cover of edition eenwereldvaltuit0000ache Cover of edition nlsiu.823.ach.38556 Cover of edition bwb_KS-153-550 Cover of edition thingsfallaparts0000chin Cover of edition thingsfallapartp0000unse Cover of edition thingsfallapart0000ache_k1k4 Cover of edition thingfallapart0000unse Cover of edition thingsfallapart00ache
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  • Cover of: Pijl van God

    First published in 1964 25 editions in 2 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition arrowofgod00ache Cover of edition isbn_9780385014809 Cover of edition arrowofgod00acherich
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  • Cover of: Les Termitières de la savane

    First published in 1987 20 editions in 3 languages — 7 previewable Cover of edition termietenheuvels0000ache Cover of edition anthillsofsavann0000ache_d2w5 Cover of edition anthillsofsavann1988ache Cover of edition anthillsofsavann0000ache Cover of edition anthillsofsavann00chin Cover of edition anthillsofsavann00ache_0
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  • Cover of: Femmes en guerre et autres nouvelles

    First published in 1972 14 editions in 3 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition girlsatwarothers0000ache Cover of edition girlsatwarothers0000ache_y3x5 Cover of edition faujilarhkiyanta00ache
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  • Cover of: Een jeugd onder Britse protectie

    First published in 2009 9 editions in 2 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition educationofbriti00chin
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  • Cover of: How leopard got his claws

    First published in 1972 9 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Other voices, other vistas: short stories from Africa, China, India, Japan, and Latin America

    First published in 1992 8 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition othervoicesother00vari Cover of edition othervoicesother0000unse_u1j9
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  • Cover of: Illinois: Prentice Hall Literature

    First published in 2007 7 editions in 1 language — 7 previewable Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000unse_h7i9 Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000unse_o9h2 Cover of edition newjerseyprentic0000pren Cover of edition ohioprenticehall0000unse Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000staf_d0m6 Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000feld
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: Copper Level

    First published in 2002 6 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000kins Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000unse_j2m3 Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000unse_u7z2 Cover of edition timelessvoices00kins
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  • Cover of: Literature: The Human Experience, Reading and Writing

    First published in 2003 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition literaturehumane00bost
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  • Cover of: Morning yet on creation day: Essays

    First published in 1975 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Elements of Literature: Sixth Course: Literature of Britain with World Classics

    First published in 1997 4 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition elementsoflitera0000prob Cover of edition cosmosastronomyi0000pasa_q3e6
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  • Cover of: The Riverside anthology of literature

    First published in 1997 4 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition riversideantholo0003unse_s0t9 Cover of edition riversideantholo0003unse_o0w7
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  • Cover of: Perrine's literature: Structure, Sound, and Sense

    First published in 2001 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition perrinesliteratu0000unse_z3q2
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  • Cover of: Holt Elements of Literature: Sixth Course: Essentials of British and World Literature

    First published in 2005 4 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition elementsoflitera0000beer_f5r2 Cover of edition holtelementsofli0000holt_m9y7 Cover of edition isbn_9780030357381
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  • Cover of: African short stories

    First published in 1985 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition africanshortstor00chin
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  • Cover of: Beyond hunger in Africa: conventional wisdom and an African vision

    First published in 1990 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The trouble with Nigeria

    First published in 1983 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Sharing Literature With Children

    First published in 1977 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition sharingliteratur0000unse
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  • Cover of: The African assertion: a critical anthology of African literature

    First published in 1968 4 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition africanassertion0000unse Cover of edition africanassertion00shel
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Subjects
Literature, Fiction, short story, freedom, meaning of love, selfhood, Collections, Short stories, Classic Literature, Study and teaching (Secondary), Children's fiction, History, racism, self-fulfilment, Juvenile fiction, Louisiana Creoles, miscegenation, quadroons, short stories, Juvenile audience, American Civil War, Confederate States of America, English Short stories, History and criticism, Readers (Secondary)
Places
Mallard residence, Africa, Louisiana, L’Abri, Nigeria, United States, Alabama, Owl Creek Bridge, Amazon rainforest, Araby, Caribbean, North Richmond Street, Ship-Trap Island, Tibet, Araby bazaar, Jefferson, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New England, Salem Village, Yoknapatawpha County, Dublin, Ireland, New York, Wall Street
People
Brently Mallard, Josephine, Louise Mallard, Richards, Armand Aubigny, Désirée, La Blanche, Sandrine, Madame Valmont, Peyton Farquhar, General Zaroff, Ivan, Mangan's sister, Sanger Rainsford, The Great White Czar, Whitney, Colonel Sartoris, Devil, Emily Grierson, Faith Brown, Fortunato, Goodman Brown, Goody Cloyse, Homer Barron, Lady Fortunato
Time
19th century, Antebellum era, 20th century, 1861-65, 1600s, Carnival, 1861-1865, Civil War, 1960-, Civil War, 1861-1865, Siglo XX, TwentiethCentury, late 19th century

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Alternative names

  • Achebe, Chinua.
  • CHINUA ACHEBE
  • Chinua Achebe.
  • chinua achebe, Achebe Chinua
  • ACHEBE CHINUA
  • Achebe
  • C Achebe
  • Achebe Chinua
  • Chinwe Achebe

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March 11, 2024 Edited by Lisa merge authors
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April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import