Tag: Chinua Achebe

June 17 in Nigerian History: ‘Things Fall Apart’ By Chinua Achebe Was Published

On June 17, 1958, Heinemann published _Things Fall Apart_ by Chinua Achebe. It’s now the most widely read…

May 23: Today in Nigeria history, Nigerian novelist, Chinua Achebe was buried at Ogidi

On this day, May 23 in 2013, 2013, Nigerian novelist, poet, professor and critic, Chinua Achebe was buried…

Nigerians react, as Chinua Achebe’s ‘Things Fall Apart’ first edition is sold for N1 million

A first print, first edition copy of late Chinua Achebe’s novel ‘Things Fall Apart’ has been sold for…

Chimamanda Adichie lists the Authors who have influenced her

Renowned Nigerian writer and feminist, Chimamanda Adichie has listed the four writers from the Igbo tribe whose work inspired…