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Wrote short stories and childrens books

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Won a scholarship to study medicine but changed his mind and went and studied English

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Born in Ogidi, Anambra

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Won the man booker international prize in 2007

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Nigerian novelist, professor and poet

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During the Nigeria Civil War, Achebe joined the Biafra Government  as an ambassador.

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Won the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize in 2010.

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Wrote his first short story while at University College.

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won man booke

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won many awards

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won man booke

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Received honorary degrees from more than 30 university's around the world

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his family abandoned their religion for Christianity

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his family abandoned their religion for Christianity

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wrote things fall apart

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Died in Boston, Masschusetts

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(pronounced Chee-noo-ah Ah-chay-bay)

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Sold more than 12 million copys of this story

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At college he studied liberal arts

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civil war was the main point in a lot of his writing

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civil war was the main point in a lot of his writing

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Attended University of Ibadan

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returned home in 1979 to teach at the University of Nigeria 

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returned home in 1979 to teach at the University of Nigeria 

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he was black

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Published several collections of short stories and children's books

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Moved to London. Worked for British Broadcasting Company while writing stories.

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He joined NBC

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Chinua Achebe was born Albert Chinualumogu Achebe on November 16, 1930

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things fall apart sold more than 12 million copies

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continued to travel and lecture even after being paralyzed

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Chinua Achebe was born Albert Chinualumogu Achebe on November 16, 1930

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had 4 children

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co founded a publishing company

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In 1948 he won a scholarship to study medicine

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received honorary degrees from more than 30 universities

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Things Fall Apart is a required book to read in many schools

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won man booker international prize

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Published Things Fall Apart in 1958

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received honorary degrees from more than 30 universities

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he was a professor in social studies

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Dude was born in Ogidi

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was paralyzed from waist down for rest of life

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died on March 21, 2013, at the age of 82, in Boston, Massachusetts.

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in a car accident in 1990

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Attended University of Ibadan (University College) for Medicine, but switched fields for English, History, and Theology

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Born in Nigeria in 1930.