Chinua Achebe(1930-2013)

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Chinua Achebe was born on 16 November 1930 in Ogidi, Nigeria. He was a writer, known for Things Fall Apart (1971), Things Fall Apart (1987) and I Heard It Through the Grapevine (1982). He was married to Christine Chinwe Okoli. He died on 21 March 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

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Known for

Things Fall Apart (1971)

Things Fall Apart

7.7

Writer

1971

Things Fall Apart (1987)

Things Fall Apart

8.4

TV Series

Writer(1987)

1987

I Heard It Through the Grapevine (1982)

I Heard It Through the Grapevine

7.9

Self

1982

Ebony (1982)

TV Series

Self

Credits

Writer

Things Fall Apart
8.4
TV Series
- novel (1987)
- 1987
Things Fall Apart
7.7
- novel
- written by
- 1971

Personal details

Born
- November 16, 1930
- Ogidi, Nigeria
Died
- March 21, 2013
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Spouse
- Christine Chinwe OkoliSeptember 10, 1961 - March 21, 2013 (his death, 4 children)
Other works
Playwright: "Things Fall Apart", Quarry Theater, West Yorkshire, England, 1997.
Publicity listings
- 3 Articles

Did you know

Trivia
A car accident in 1990 paralyzed him from the waist down. Since then, he has lived in the US because his medical needs cannot be met in Nigeria.

Quotes
When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to worry because he has brought his own stool.

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When did Chinua Achebe die?
March 21, 2013
How old was Chinua Achebe when he died?
82 years old
Where did Chinua Achebe die?
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
When was Chinua Achebe born?
November 16, 1930
Where was Chinua Achebe born?
Ogidi, Nigeria

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