Chinua Achebe

1930–2013

2 series 5 books in order 3 standalone books

Chinua Achebe (1930–2013) was a Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic, regarded as a central figure of modern African literature. His first novel, Things Fall Apart (1958), remains the most widely studied, translated, and read African novel, and his later books include A Man of the People (1966) and Anthills of the Savannah (1987). Our catalog credits him with Man of the People and with Africa's Tarnished Name in the Penguin Modern series. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)

Born

1930

Known for

African Writers Series, Penguin Modern