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Things Fall Apart is a classic novel written by Chinua Achebe in 1958. It is set in Africa and follows the life of Okonkwo as he watches his home being colonized by the British, and his life and ...

In 2008, 50 years after publishing his debut novel, Achebe explained to PBS News Hour that he wrote Things Fall Apart because ...

Nigerian author Chinua Achebe (CHIN'-uh-wah uh-CHEH'-beh), who wrote the classic "Things Fall Apart," has died. He was 82. Achebe's publisher confirmed his death Friday.

NEW YORK 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.

FILE – In this Oct. 12, 2002 file photo, Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe is shown in Frankfurt Main, Germany. Achebe, who wrote the classic, “Things Fall Apart,” has died. He was 82.

Chinua Achebe. | Leonardo Cendamo/GettyImages. In 2008, 50 years after publishing his debut novel, Achebe explained to PBS News Hour that he wrote Things Fall Apart because “something needed to ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...