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When and where was Chinua Achebe born?
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Nigeria on November 16, 1930
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Who was Achebe's father? What was he?
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Isiah Achebe was an evangelist and church teacher.
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At what age did Achebe begin learning English?
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8 years old
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Achebe got a scholarship to study what in college?
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medicine
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Achebe changed his major to...
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literature
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What encouraged Achebe to write?
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He was dissatisfied with the works about Africa by British writers.
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In 1966, Achebe moved to ______ to become a _________.
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Biafra, spokesman
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Achebe was nominated for what two things?
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the Nobel Peace Prize and for presidency of the international writers' organization
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Achebe was the founding editor of...
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Heinemann's African Writing Series
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When did Achebe change his name?
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when he entered college
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