http://www.mail.com/people/26866-chinua-achebe.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/26866-chinua-achebe.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2105376-writer-chinua-achebe-honored-nigeria-funeral.html OGIDI, Nigeria (AP) — Writer Chinua Achebe shunned Nigeria's corrupt politicians and twice turned down national honors, never fearing to criticize those he felt ruined his country. On Thursday, however, the lawmakers and the country's elite came to praise him. Hundreds attended Achebe's funeral among the rolling hills of his eastern Nigeria home, a servic... Thu, 23 May 2013 22:53:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2105376-writer-chinua-achebe-honored-nigeria-funeral.html 2013-05-23T22:53:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2103258-ap-photos-nigeria-prepares-to-bury-writer-achebe.html OGIDI, Nigeria (AP) — Writer Chinua Achebe, whose works focused on the conflict between modernity and the way of life in rural Nigeria, has returned home for the final time. Achebe's corpse arrived Wednesday in his native Anambra state. There, local government officials and writers feted the late novelist, who died in March at the age of 82. While the man... Wed, 22 May 2013 17:03:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2103258-ap-photos-nigeria-prepares-to-bury-writer-achebe.html 2013-05-22T17:03:10Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2050696-adichie-focuses-nigerias-novel.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The traffic is there, grinding life to a halt as the middle class pound out messages on BlackBerry mobile phones and worry about Facebook. The heat, the sweat and the daily tragedy of unclaimed bodies lying alongside roadways, passers-by hurrying past for fear of someone else's misfortune becoming entangled in their own. This is mode... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:33:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2050696-adichie-focuses-nigerias-novel.html 2013-04-29T13:33:29Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1973388-achebe-inspired-generations-nigerian-writers.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian author Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani was just 10 years old when she first read Chinua Achebe's groundbreaking novel "Things Fall Apart." She devoured the rich use of Igbo proverbs in his book, which forever changed Africa's portrayal in literature. That inspiration carried over into the creation of a pivotal character in her debut ... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 22:05:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1973388-achebe-inspired-generations-nigerian-writers.html 2013-03-22T22:05:58Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1972562-chinua-achebe-author-things-fall-apart-dies.html NEW YORK (AP) — The opening sentence was as simple, declarative and revolutionary as a line out of Hemingway: "Okonkwo was well known throughout the nine villages and even beyond," Chinua Achebe wrote in "Things Fall Apart." Africans, the Nigerian author announced more than 50 years ago, had their own history, their own celebrities and reputations. Centur... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 18:03:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1972562-chinua-achebe-author-things-fall-apart-dies.html 2013-03-22T18:03:13Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1844684-10-finalists-named-international-booker-prize.html JAIPUR, India (AP) — American author Marilynne Robinson, Israel's Aharon Appelfeld and China's Yan Lianke are among 10 finalists for the Man Booker International Prize for fiction. The award, an offshoot of Britain's better-known Man Booker novel-of-the-year prize, is awarded for a lifetime's work. It is open to authors of all nationalities whose work is ... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 23:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1844684-10-finalists-named-international-booker-prize.html 2013-01-24T23:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1829920-playwright-anna-deavere-smith-wins-gish-prize.html NEW YORK (AP) — Anna Deavere Smith has won one of the largest and most prestigious awards in the arts. The committee that awards the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize announced Friday that the actress and playwright known for pioneering a form of theatrical journalism is this year's winner. "Anna opens our eyes, ears and minds to some of the most challenging... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1829920-playwright-anna-deavere-smith-wins-gish-prize.html 2013-01-18T14:57:00Z