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Chinua achebe new book 20120927

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Nigerian author Chinua Achebe publishes new book, "There Was a Country," a memoir of Biafran war
Chinua Achebe's much-anticipated new book, "There Was a Country," recounts the 1967-1970 war when Biafra tried to secede from Nigeria.
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Chinua Achebe: Nigeria author dies at 82
Chinua Achebe, renowned Nigerian author of "Things Fall Apart," has died after an illness and hospital stay.
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Chinua Achebe's body arrives in Nigeria ahead of burial
The body of renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, who died in March, arrived in Nigeria on Wednesday ahead of his burial in his home state.
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Chinua achebe new book 20120927

Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe is pictured in 2009 during a welcoming ceremony upon his return to Nigeria for the firrst time in over 10 years. Achebe, whose most famous work is 1958's "Things Fall Apart," has published his long-awaited memoir, "There Was a Country," about the Biafran war.

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