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Achebe

[ ah-chey-bey ]

/ ɑˈtʃeɪ beɪ /

noun

Chin·ua

[chin-wah] /ˈtʃɪn wɑ/,1930–2013, Nigerian novelist.

Example sentences from the Web for achebe

So in this way, Achebe was with me at the beginning of my writing career.

Our Living Ancestor: Chris Abani Remembers Chinua Achebe |Chris Abani |March 26, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
While Achebe stayed with the BBS, my father left to head up the relief effort.

Our Living Ancestor: Chris Abani Remembers Chinua Achebe |Chris Abani |March 26, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Things Fall Apart stood up and stood strong, as Achebe did throughout his career.

Chinua Achebe Dies: Beyond ‘Things Fall Apart,’ And His Best Books |The Daily Beast |March 22, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
As Ruth Franklin wrote in The New Yorker, Achebe practically invented the Great African Novel.

Chinua Achebe Dies: Beyond ‘Things Fall Apart,’ And His Best Books |The Daily Beast |March 22, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Like Achebe, Adichie has written consistently of about Nigeria falling apart, a country in decline.

The Hypocrite Killer |Jane Ciabattari |June 17, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for achebe

Achebe

/ (əˈtʃeɪbɪ) /

noun

Chinua. 1930–2013, Nigerian novelist. His works include Things Fall Apart (1958), A Man of the People (1966), and Anthills of the Savannah (1987)