(1930–2013), Nigerian novelist, poet, short-story writer, and essayist; born Albert Chinualumgu. His novels, such as Things Fall Apart (1958), show traditional African society in confrontation with European customs and values.
Definition of Achebe, Chinua in US English:
Achebe, Chinua
proper nounäˈCHābā
(1930–2013), Nigerian novelist, poet, short-story writer, and essayist; born Albert Chinualumgu. Notable works: Things Fall Apart (1958), A Man of the People (1966), and Anthills of the Savannah (1988). Nobel Prize for Literature (1989).