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Topic: Chinua Achebe

Chinua Achebe (AP/Craig Ruttle)

Maya Jaggi
Chinua Achebe (AP/Craig Ruttle)

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chinua Achebe (AP/Craig Ruttle)

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Chinua Achebe, Nigerian-born novelist and poet poses at his home as he reflects on his works and life at his home on the campus of Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York where he is a professor Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle) (Associated Press)

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Alec Appelbaum