Chinua Achebe (Nigerian)
Born in 1930 in Ogidi, Nigeria, Chinua Achebe is still one of the most-celebrated African authors. He died in 2013 in the United States at the age of 82. At the time of his death, Achebe was a Professor of Africana Studies at Brown University. Some of his notable works include “Things Fall Apart,” “Arrow of God,” “No Longer at Ease,” “Anthills of the Savannah,” and “A Man of the People.”