Chinua Achebe, the Nigerian author of Things Fall Apart, has died at age 82.
"Achebe also helped shaped the way we read about Africa in other ways. The Wall Street Journal's obituary notes that in 1975 Achebe was responsible for the decline in influence of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness: 'Steadily, Mr. Conrad's share of university reading lists fell as Mr. Achebe's rose.' " (Zuckerman)
Work Cited:
Zuckerman, Esther. "Chinua Achebe, the Man Who Put Things Together for Millions, Is Dead." The Atlantic Wire. 22 Mar 2013. Web.
