Revered Nigerian writer Achebe has died: publisher

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Revered Nigerian writer Achebe has died: publisher

March 22, 2013 02:09 PM

Nigerian writer, 70, Chinua Achebe is pictured on January 19, 2009 during a welcoming ceremony at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja upon his return to Nigeria for the first time in over 10 years. AFP PHOTO / Abayomi Adeshida

LAGOS: Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe, the revered author of "Things Fall Apart" who has been called the father of modern African literature, has died aged 82, his publisher said on Friday.

"I'm afraid it has been sadly confirmed now," Mari Yamazaki, spokeswoman for Penguin in London.

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Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe, the revered author of "Things Fall Apart" who has been called the father of modern African literature, has died aged 82, his publisher said on Friday.

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