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Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic (1930-2013)

Also known as: Albert Chinualumogu Achebe, Чинуа Ачебе, تشينوا أتشيبي, 치누아 아체베, チヌア・アチェベ, 钦努阿·阿契贝

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