Renowned Nigerian novelist, Chinua Achebe dies at the age of 82. Professor Achebe died last night March 21 in a hospital in Boston, Massachusetts after being ill for a while.
Until his death, Professor Achebe was a novelist, poet and a critic. He wrote the widely read African literature “Things Fall Apart.” Other popular works of Achebe includes, Arrow of God, No Longer at Ease, Anthills of the Savannah, A man of the People and his latest book, ‘There Was a Country.”
Professor Chinua Achebe was the most celebrated and widely read African writer with several international awards to his works.
Until his death, he was the David and Mariana Fisher Professor of Literature at Brown University, an American private Ivy League research University located in Providence, Rhode Island. The renowned Nigerian novelist joined the University in 2009 as a professor of African studies.
May his soul Rest In Peace.