Chinua Achebe
(Albert Chinualumogu Achebe)
Nigeria (1930 - 2013)
Chinua Achebe, born Albert Chinualumogu Achebe on November 16, 1930, was a Nigerian novelist, poet and critic. He is best known for his first novel, Things Fall Apart (1958), which is the most widely-read book in modern African literature.
Series
African Trilogy
1. Things Fall Apart (1958)
2. No Longer at Ease (1960)
3. Arrow of God (1964)
The African Trilogy (omnibus) (1988)
1. Things Fall Apart (1958)
2. No Longer at Ease (1960)
3. Arrow of God (1964)
The African Trilogy (omnibus) (1988)
Novels
Collections
Girls At War (1972)
Beware, Soul Brother (poems) (1972)
Things Fall Apart: and Related Readings (1996)
Collected Poems (poems) (2004)
Beware, Soul Brother (poems) (1972)
Things Fall Apart: and Related Readings (1996)
Collected Poems (poems) (2004)
Picture Books
Chapter Books
Anthologies edited
Winds of Change (1977)
African Short Stories (1987) (with C L Innes)
The Heinemann Book of Contemporary African Short Stories (1992) (with Lynn Innes)
African Short Stories (1987) (with C L Innes)
The Heinemann Book of Contemporary African Short Stories (1992) (with Lynn Innes)
Non fiction
Morning Yet on Creation Day (1975)
The Trouble with Nigeria (1984)
Hopes and Impediments (1989)
Beyond Hunger in Africa (1991)
Critical Fictions (1992)
Conversations with Chinua Achebe (1997)
Another Africa (1997) (with Robert Lyons)
Home and Exile (2000)
Africa: A Short History (2004)
The Education of a British Protected Child (2009)
An Image of Africa / The Trouble With Nigeria (2010)
The Steve Biko Memorial Lectures 2000-2008 (2011) (with Nkosinathi Biko, Nelson Mandela, Trevor Manuel, Thabo Mbeki, Zakes Mda, Njabulo Ndebele, Mamphela Ramphele, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o and Desmond Tutu)
Critical Insights: Things Fall Apart (2012)
There Was A Country (2012)
The Trouble with Nigeria (1984)
Hopes and Impediments (1989)
Beyond Hunger in Africa (1991)
Critical Fictions (1992)
Conversations with Chinua Achebe (1997)
Another Africa (1997) (with Robert Lyons)
Home and Exile (2000)
Africa: A Short History (2004)
The Education of a British Protected Child (2009)
An Image of Africa / The Trouble With Nigeria (2010)
The Steve Biko Memorial Lectures 2000-2008 (2011) (with Nkosinathi Biko, Nelson Mandela, Trevor Manuel, Thabo Mbeki, Zakes Mda, Njabulo Ndebele, Mamphela Ramphele, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o and Desmond Tutu)
Critical Insights: Things Fall Apart (2012)
There Was A Country (2012)
Awards
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Chinua Achebe recommends
Stealing Indians (2016) John Smelcer "A masterpiece." |
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