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Nigeria's Outspoken Writer Chinua Achebe Dies At 82

By Ofeibea Quist-Arcton, Steve Inskeep

Published March 22, 2013 at 7:48 AM PDT

This story was published more than 12 years ago.

Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe, who played a critical role in establishing post-colonial African literature, has died. The author of Things Fall Apart was 82.

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Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

Ofeibea Quist-Arcton is an award-winning broadcaster from Ghana and is NPR's Africa Correspondent. She describes herself as a "jobbing journalist"—who's often on the hoof, reporting from somewhere.

Steve Inskeep

Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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