Chinua Achebe
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, and read African novel.
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Who was born first?
- Chinua Achebe and Boris Parygin were born the same year
- Chinua Achebe and István Mészáros were born the same year
- Chinua Achebe and George Soros were born the same year
- Chinua Achebe and Jacques Derrida were born the same year
- Chinua Achebe and Derek Walcott were born the same year
Timeline
- Boris ParyginJune 19, 1930 – April 9, 2012
- Chinua Achebe (this page)November 16, 1930 – March 21, 2013
- Derek WalcottJanuary 23, 1930 – March 17, 2017
- George SorosAugust 12, 1930 – present
- István MészárosDecember 19, 1930 – October 1, 2017
- Jacques DerridaJuly 15, 1930 – October 2004
