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Today Is Chinua Achebe's Post Humous Birthday by ochallo: 10:46am On Nov 16, 2014
Happy post ·hu·mous
born Albert Chinualumogu Achebe; 16 November 1930 – 21 March 2013) was a Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic.[2] His first novel Things Fall Apart (1958) was considered his magnum opus,[3] and is the most widely read book in modern African literature.[4]

Raised by his parents in the Igbo town of Ogidi in southeastern Nigeria, Achebe excelled at school and won a scholarship for undergraduate studies. He became fascinated with world religions and traditional African cultures, and began writing stories as a university student. After graduation, he worked for the Nigerian Broadcasting Service (NBS) and soon moved to the metropolis of Lagos. He gained worldwide attention for Things Fall Apart in the late 1950s; his later novels include No Longer at Ease (1960), Arrow of God (1964), A Man of the People (1966), and Anthills of the Savannah (1987). Achebe wrote his novels in English and defended the use of English, a "language of colonisers", in African literature. In 1975, his lecture An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" featured a famous criticism of Joseph Conrad as "a thoroughgoing racist"; it was later published in The Massachusetts Review amid some controversy.

When the region of Biafra broke away from Nigeria in 1967, Achebe became a supporter of Biafran independence and acted as ambassador for the people of the new nation. The war ravaged the populace, and as starvation and violence took its toll, he appealed to the people of Europe and the Americas for aid. When the Nigerian government retook the region in 1970, he involved himself in political parties but soon resigned due to frustration over the corruption and elitism he witnessed. He lived in the United States for several years in the 1970s, and returned to the U.S. in 1990 after a car accident left him partially disabled.

A titled Igbo chieftain himself,[5] Achebe's novels focus on the traditions of Igbo society, the effect of Christian influences, and the clash of Western and traditional African values during and after the colonial era. His style relies heavily on the Igbo oral tradition, and combines straightforward narration with representations of folk stories, proverbs, and oratory. He also published a number of short stories, children's books, and essay collections. From 2009 until his death, he served as a professor at Brown University in the United States.

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Re: Today Is Chinua Achebe's Post Humous Birthday by grinface98(m): 11:21am On Nov 16, 2014
Happy post humous birthday, great man

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Re: Today Is Chinua Achebe's Post Humous Birthday by grinface98(m): 11:22am On Nov 16, 2014
Thanks for ur efforts in 'Things fall apart' That novel is awesome

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Re: Today Is Chinua Achebe's Post Humous Birthday by Ejike3: 12:02pm On Nov 16, 2014
Happy birthday!

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Re: Today Is Chinua Achebe's Post Humous Birthday by bunmioguns(m): 12:02pm On Nov 16, 2014
Happy birthday to a great icon




Erudite scholar of international standard




Continue to rest in peace



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Re: Today Is Chinua Achebe's Post Humous Birthday by Nobody: 12:02pm On Nov 16, 2014
Airtel don 4k up. So na 5th i come land.

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Re: Today Is Chinua Achebe's Post Humous Birthday by kunlesehan(m): 12:03pm On Nov 16, 2014
Hmmm..."when the arrow of god is no longer at ease, things fall apart".

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Re: Today Is Chinua Achebe's Post Humous Birthday by intergral(m): 12:03pm On Nov 16, 2014
Ehen? And so what?

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Re: Today Is Chinua Achebe's Post Humous Birthday by adewumi91(m): 12:03pm On Nov 16, 2014
Today is also Nnamdi Azikiwe's post humous birthday

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Re: Today Is Chinua Achebe's Post Humous Birthday by Sunnycliff(m): 12:03pm On Nov 16, 2014
My literary icon who followed His passion rather than an illusive medical career! A lesson for youngsters, follow your passion, give it The best and wealth and fame will embarass you!

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Re: Today Is Chinua Achebe's Post Humous Birthday by Nobody: 12:04pm On Nov 16, 2014
Greatest African writer of all time

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Re: Today Is Chinua Achebe's Post Humous Birthday by pring: 12:04pm On Nov 16, 2014
The real, patriotic n well award deserved Nigerians.
we miss you.

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Re: Today Is Chinua Achebe's Post Humous Birthday by Ezedon(m): 12:04pm On Nov 16, 2014
He is an icon, he achieved his purpose and died empty , if u want to be great discover Gods purpose in ur life accomplish it before u leave this earth , his legacy will always speak for him happy Sunday my people

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Re: Today Is Chinua Achebe's Post Humous Birthday by adewumi91(m): 12:04pm On Nov 16, 2014
kunlesehan:
Hmmm..."when the arrow of god is no longer at ease, things fall apart".

When the 'man of the people' is nolonger at ease, 'things fall apart'.

This is the correct version

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Re: Today Is Chinua Achebe's Post Humous Birthday by K3NGSL27(m): 12:05pm On Nov 16, 2014
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY GREAT ICON

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Re: Today Is Chinua Achebe's Post Humous Birthday by MZdamola(f): 12:06pm On Nov 16, 2014
Hbd and RIP...

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Re: Today Is Chinua Achebe's Post Humous Birthday by heykims(m): 12:08pm On Nov 16, 2014
Let d dead rest in peace abeg, dont disturb with ur unnecessary wishes...

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Re: Today Is Chinua Achebe's Post Humous Birthday by emmyw(m): 12:08pm On Nov 16, 2014
Ok
Re: Today Is Chinua Achebe's Post Humous Birthday by Kingsley1000(m): 12:08pm On Nov 16, 2014
Prof kudos for your fabulous books.
Wish this man was interested in politics,he would have been the saviour we'v longed to have in this country

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Re: Today Is Chinua Achebe's Post Humous Birthday by Youngzedd(m): 12:09pm On Nov 16, 2014
Tuale @Achebe

RIP

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Re: Today Is Chinua Achebe's Post Humous Birthday by msmon(m): 12:10pm On Nov 16, 2014
An Icon,
A sage.

You rejected a national award from the FG which for reasons best known to you (only a wise man will understand).

RIP and happy post homous birthday.

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Re: Today Is Chinua Achebe's Post Humous Birthday by Nobody: 12:10pm On Nov 16, 2014
R.I.P
Re: Today Is Chinua Achebe's Post Humous Birthday by Nobody: 12:11pm On Nov 16, 2014
Ugo Belu N'Orji (Eagle on the Iroko)! He made an impact on the world....

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Re: Today Is Chinua Achebe's Post Humous Birthday by OdenigboAroli(m): 12:11pm On Nov 16, 2014
Happy post-humous birthday,UGO BEE NA ORJI:

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Re: Today Is Chinua Achebe's Post Humous Birthday by holyboss: 12:13pm On Nov 16, 2014
SO?
Re: Today Is Chinua Achebe's Post Humous Birthday by amakufrancis(m): 12:15pm On Nov 16, 2014
happy post humous bday

Great men are born in November
proud to be 1

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Re: Today Is Chinua Achebe's Post Humous Birthday by oseiwe(m): 12:16pm On Nov 16, 2014
me nko?
I need it more than them!
Re: Today Is Chinua Achebe's Post Humous Birthday by IYANGBALI: 12:16pm On Nov 16, 2014
Since you wroted things fall apart,the world has not been the same again,pls come back and rewrote it.
Re: Today Is Chinua Achebe's Post Humous Birthday by expert101(m): 12:17pm On Nov 16, 2014
R.I.P

Things Fall Apart!
Re: Today Is Chinua Achebe's Post Humous Birthday by therapisteve(m): 12:18pm On Nov 16, 2014
He wrote a world acclaimed Classic @ 28?
And some 28 year old guys are still aimless and are without bearing...

That novel was just too deep and Culture-Centric to av been duly narrated by just a 28 year Old!!!
What a Rare Gem He was..

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