Writer and Nobel Prize winner Wole Soyinka and poet and playwright J.P. Clark released a joint statement on Friday weighing in on the death of author Chinua Achebe, whom they refer to as a “brother” ...

Chinua Achebe, the internationally celebrated Nigerian author, statesman and dissident who gave literary birth to modern Africa with "Things Fall Apart," has died. He was 82. Achebe's death was ...

The acclaimed trilogy will be adapted for global television audiences. "The series will portray decades of wrenching societal change- from the end of the 19th century in 'Things Fall Apart', through ...

OGIDI, Nigeria — Writer Chinua Achebe is being remembered in Nigeria as a fearless writer who bowed to no political pressure. Mourners gathered in his hometown for a funeral Thursday in Ogidi, a small ...

Here are some things you may not know about one of Africa's best writer, Chinua Achebe. He was born Albert Chinualumogu Achebe. Chinualumogu ("May God fight on my behalf") was a prayer for divine ...

Introduction -- General essays. The tragic conflict in the novels of Chinua Achebe / Abiola Irele -- Cultural norms and modes of perception in Achebe's fiction / Lloyd W. Brown -- Politics and the ...

By Henry Akubuiro Thirteen years after his death, legendary Nigerian writer, Professor Chinua Achebe, has continued to influence African writers. It is an affirmation of his genius, vision and nous of ...

Nigerian-born author Chinua Achebe has died. The 82-year-old was best known for his gorgeously written historical novel that served as an indictment of colonialism, “Things Fall Apart.” Published in ...