Despite what your high school English teachers may have led you to believe, he's more than just "Things Fall Apart." He's a poet and an essayist, a national hero and a Man Booker Prize winner. More ...

LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe, widely seen as the grandfather of modern African literature, has died at the age of 82. From the publication of his first novel, "Things Fall Apart", ...

Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, the author of the landmark novel Things Fall Apart, has died at the age of 82. The Associated Press reports that he had a brief illness. It’s a staple of American ...

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Try this short quiz on Africa’s vibrant literary scene and its globally popular authors. By J. D. Biersdorfer Like many Nigerians, the novelist Stephen Buoro has been deeply influenced by the ...

In an exciting development for fans of literature and film alike, Idris Elba is set to take on the lead role in A24’s upcoming television adaptation of the seminal novel Things Fall Apart, penned by ...

Renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe sat down with The Herald Tuesday before a welcome event to discuss his motivations for joining Brown's Africana studies faculty, his past work and his thoughts ...

Like many Nigerians, the novelist Stephen Buoro has been deeply influenced by the exquisite bedlam of Lagos, a megacity of extremes. Here, he defines the books that make sense of the chaos. By Stephen ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Chinua Achebe is a Professor for Languages and Literature in the Bard College with three videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2000 Speech. The year ...