Surrounded by symbols, donning his signature cap and spectacles, Chinua Achebe is pictured in front of a green banner decorated with icons of his most famous literary works in Thursday’s Google Doodle ...

It is associated with his collection of essays, Morning Yet on Creation Day, published in 1975. Nigerian novelist and poet Chinua Achebe once said, “Art is man’s constant effort to create for himself ...

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AWKA – The Eagle on Iroko, literary giant late Professor Chinua Achebe, was at the weekend immortalised at a momentous ceremony during which the Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, ...

On May 30, 1967, Col. Odumegwu Ojukwu declared that the Republic of Biafra, a small region of southeastern Nigeria, had seceded. The young African nation, which had achieved independence from Great ...

Nigerian author Chinua Achebe gestures during a news conference held during Frankfurt bookfair October 12, 2002. (Ralph Orlowski/Courtesy Reuters) Today, November 16, is acclaimed Nigerian author ...

Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe died Thursday in Boston. His first novel, Things Fall Apart was published in 1958 and is still the most widely-read piece of African literature. Nigerian writer Chinua ...

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Try this short quiz on Africa’s vibrant literary scene and its globally popular authors. By J. D. Biersdorfer Like many Nigerians, the novelist Stephen Buoro has been deeply influenced by the ...

Award-winning author Chinua Achebe, sometimes described as the grandfather of modern African literature, died this week at age 82. Host Scott Simon speaks with NPR's Ofeibea Quist-Arcton in Lagos, ...

In Lagos and London and many other places, the world mourned the great African novelist Chinua Achebe, who died Thursday in Boston at 82. Achebe was best known to American readers for his novel ...

Chinua Achebe, who died in March, was a giant of African literature. His 1958 novel, Things Fall Apart, has sold more than 10m copies; his Anthills of the Savannah is undoubtedly one of the finest ...