Chinua Achebe

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Author
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nnedi_Okorafor
gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:Politician
gptkb:Lagos
gptkb:Philip_Pullman
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Literature
gptkb:Chimamanda_Ngozi_Adichie
gptkb:Chigozie_Obioma
gptkb:Jean-Marie_Gustave_Le_Clézio
gptkb:Ben_Okri
gptkb:Wole_Soyinka
gptkb:Ngugi_wa_Thiong'o
gptkb:Abdulrazak_Gurnah
gptkbp:associated_act gptkb:University_of_Nigeria,_Nsukka
gptkb:organization
Literary criticism
Social commentary
Storytelling
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Nigerian_National_Order_of_Merit
gptkb:Man_Booker_International_Prize
gptkbp:birth_date 1930-11-16
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Ogidi,_Nigeria
gptkbp:born November 16, 1930
gptkbp:children gptkb:Ikenna_Achebe
gptkb:Ifeoma_Achebe
gptkb:Ijeoma_Achebe
gptkb:Nwando_Achebe
Chinua Achebe Jr.
gptkbp:contribution Literary criticism
Social activism
Cultural commentary
gptkbp:death_date 2013-03-21
gptkbp:died March 21, 2013
gptkbp:education gptkb:London_University
gptkb:University_of_Ibadan
gptkbp:founded gptkb:African_Writers_Series
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Author
gptkb:poet
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chinua Achebe
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Chimamanda_Ngozi_Adichie
gptkb:Ben_Okri
gptkb:Wole_Soyinka
gptkb:Ngũgĩ_wa_Thiong'o
World literature
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
African literature
Postcolonial literature
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:James_Joyce
gptkb:T._S._Eliot
gptkb:William_Faulkner
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:Biafran_War
gptkbp:known_for African literature
Narrative style
Critique of colonialism
Post-colonial literature
Cultural identity themes
gptkbp:language English
Igbo
gptkbp:legacy Cultural ambassador
Pioneer of African literature
Voice for the Igbo people
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:notable_quote " 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."
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Anthills_of_the_Savannah
gptkb:Arrow_of_God
gptkb:No_Longer_at_Ease
gptkb:Things_Fall_Apart
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Author
gptkb:literary_work
gptkb:poet
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts,_USA
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:The_African_Trilogy
gptkb:The_Education_of_a_British-Protected_Child
There Was a Country
Hopes and Impediments
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Politician
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:spouse Christina Achebe