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Chinua Achebe, Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic (died 2013)

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Chinua Achebe

Nigerian author and literary critic (1930–2013)

Chinua Achebe was a Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic who is regarded as a central figure of modern African literature. His first novel and magnum opus, Things Fall Apart (1958), occupies a pivotal place in African literature and remains the most widely studied, translated,…
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November 16

Day of the year

November 16 is the 320th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 45 days remain until the end of the year.
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