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Chinua Achebe

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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Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic

Born 1930
Died 2013

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  • Cover of: Wonders: writings and drawings for the child in us all

    First published in 1980 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition wonders00jona
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    First published in 2003 4 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition interactivereade0000unse_z4d2 Cover of edition interactivereade0000unse_i5o4
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  • Cover of: Modern stories in English

    First published in 1975 3 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition modernstoriesine0000neww Cover of edition modernstoriesine0000unse_y8b1
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  • Cover of: The Language of Literature: World Literature

    First published in 2002 3 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition languageoflitera0000unse_y7r3 Cover of edition languageoflitera0000unse_w8r5
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  • Cover of: Perrine's Literature: Structure Sound and Sense

    First published in 2009 3 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition perrinesliteratu0010unse Cover of edition perrinesliteratu0000unse_f4n0
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  • Cover of: Short fiction: classic and contemporary

    First published in 2001 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Perrine's literature: structure, sound, and sense: Ninth edition

    First published in 2005 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Riverside anthology of literature

    First published in 1991 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition isbn_0395572738
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  • Cover of: World Literature: an anthology of great short stories, drama and poetry

    First published in 1992 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition worldliteraturea1992unse
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  • Cover of: Glencoe World literature: an anthology of great short stories, poetry, and drama

    First published in 2003 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition worldliteraturea0000unse
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  • Cover of: Tennessee Prentice Hall Literature: Grade Six

    First published in 2007 3 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition isbn_9780131652491 Cover of edition isbn_9780133619430
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  • Cover of: Home and exile

    First published in 2000 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Language of Literature: British Literature

    First published in 2004 3 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition languageoflitera0000unse_l3i6 Cover of edition languageoflitera00appl
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Platinum

    First published in 1991 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Language of Literature

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  • Cover of: Fiction: A Pocket Anthology

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  • Cover of: North Carolina: Prentice Hall Literature

    First published in 2007 3 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000unse_k0p9 Cover of edition bwb_TU-384-439
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  • Cover of: Adventures in English Literature

    First published in 1996 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Literature from Around the World

    First published in 2002 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic

Born 1930
Died 2013
Subjects
Literature, Fiction, short story, freedom, meaning of love, selfhood, Collections, Short stories, Classic Literature, Study and teaching (Secondary), racism, self-fulfilment, Children's fiction, History, Louisiana Creoles, miscegenation, quadroons, short stories, Juvenile fiction, Juvenile audience, American Civil War, Confederate States of America, English Short stories, History and criticism, Readers (Secondary)
Places
Mallard residence, Louisiana, L’Abri, Africa, 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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  • 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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