Quote by: Chinua Achebe

I was a supporter of the desire, in my section of Nigeria, to leave the federation because it was treated very badly with something that was called genocide in those days.


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Author Bio


  • NameChinua Achebe
  • DescriptionNigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic
  • AliasesAlbert Chinualumogu Achebe
  • BornNovember 16, 1930
  • DiedMarch 22, 2013
  • CountryNigeria
  • ProfessionNovelist; Poet; Literary Critic; Essayist; Short Story Writer; Children's Writer; Writer; Philosopher
  • WorksThings Fall Apart; No Longer At Ease; Arrow Of God; A Man Of The People; Anthills Of The Savannah
  • AwardsPeace Prize Of The German Book Trade; Man Booker International Prize