Chinua Achebe

A life in dates

1. 16 November 1930: Born – Ogidi, Colonial Nigeria (now Anambra State, Nigeria)
2. 1987: Anthills of the Savannah – Novel
3. 1987: Anthills of the Savannah – Shortlist, The Booker Prize
4. 21 March 2013: Died – Boston, Massachusetts, United States, Aged 82.