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Chinua Achebe

Nigeria

About

Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic (1930–2013) widely regarded as the father of modern African literature in English. His debut novel dismantled colonial narratives about Africa and established African literature as a serious field of study.

Books on TheBookRoads

1
Things Fall Apart
Okonkwo, a respected warrior in the Igbo village of Umuofia, sees his world dismantled by the arrival of European missionaries and colonial administrators. The novel has sold over 20 million copies and is taught in schools across the world.
1958 Nigeria
2
Arrow of God
The Chief Priest of Ulu in an Igbo village struggles to maintain his authority against the encroachment of British colonial rule and rival Christian missions. Achebe's most technically complex novel and, some critics argue, his finest.
1964 Nigeria
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