Chinua Achebe bibliography

Nigerian author Chinua Achebe (1930–2013) was a major writer of post-colonial literature in the 20th century. He is best known for his debut novel, Things Fall Apart, which has been used in school curricula. Achebe has been regarded as the "father of modern African literature", especially and firstly by South African writer Nadine Gordimer.

Achebe wrote five novels, four children's books, two short story collections and two poetry books, four essay collections, a political treatise, and a memoir. American literary critic Elaine Showalter considers Things Fall Apart and Anthills of the Savannah as Achebe's best books.

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