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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Author
gptkb:Writer
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gptkbp:associated_act
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gptkb:Cultural_Studies
gptkb:University_of_Nigeria,_Nsukka
Literary criticism
Social commentary
Storytelling
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Nigerian_National_Order_of_Merit
gptkb:Man_Booker_International_Prize
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1930-11-16
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gptkbp:born
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November 16, 1930
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Ikenna_Achebe
gptkb:Ifeoma_Achebe
gptkb:Ijeoma_Achebe
gptkb:Nwando_Achebe
Chinua Achebe Jr.
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gptkbp:contribution
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Literary criticism
Social activism
Cultural commentary
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gptkbp:death_date
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2013-03-21
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gptkbp:died
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March 21, 2013
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:London_University
gptkb:University_of_Ibadan
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gptkbp:founded
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gptkb:African_Writers_Series
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:Fiction
gptkb:poetry
gptkb:non-fiction
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Chinua Achebe
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Chimamanda_Ngozi_Adichie
gptkb:Ben_Okri
gptkb:Wole_Soyinka
gptkb:Ngũgĩ_wa_Thiong'o
World literature
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
African literature
Postcolonial literature
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:James_Joyce
gptkb:T._S._Eliot
gptkb:William_Faulkner
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gptkbp:involved_in
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gptkb:Biafran_War
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gptkbp:known_for
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African literature
Narrative style
Critique of colonialism
Post-colonial literature
Cultural identity themes
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gptkbp:language
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English
Igbo
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gptkbp:legacy
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Cultural ambassador
Pioneer of African literature
Voice for the Igbo people
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:Nigeria
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" I would rather be a man of conviction than a man of convenience."
" The writer cannot be a mere recorder of facts."
" Things fall apart; the center cannot hold."
" We cannot trample upon the humanity of others without devaluing our own."
" A man who makes trouble for others is also making trouble for himself."
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:Anthills_of_the_Savannah
gptkb:Arrow_of_God
gptkb:No_Longer_at_Ease
gptkb:Things_Fall_Apart
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:essayist
gptkb:poet
gptkb:Novelist
gptkb:literary_criticism
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:Ogidi,_Nigeria
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts,_USA
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gptkbp:published
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gptkb:The_African_Trilogy
gptkb:The_Education_of_a_British-Protected_Child
There Was a Country
Hopes and Impediments
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Nigeria
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:spouse
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Christina Achebe
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:African_diaspora
gptkb:D._H._Lawrence
gptkb:The_New_York_Review_of_Books
gptkb:Nnedi_Okorafor
gptkb:Patrice_Lumumba
gptkb:Jamaica
gptkb:Nigeria
gptkb:Philip_Pullman
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Literature
gptkb:Randy_Pausch
gptkb:Chimamanda_Ngozi_Adichie
gptkb:Joseph_Conrad
gptkb:The_New_York_Times_Book_Review
gptkb:Chigozie_Obioma
gptkb:The_American_Academy_in_Rome
gptkb:Ben_Okri
gptkb:Wole_Soyinka
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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