Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe, widely seen as the grandfather of modern African literature, has died at the age of 82.
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Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe, widely seen as the grandfather of modern African literature, has died at the age of 82.
On the occasion of World Book Day (April 23), a month-long book reading programme began at the British Council on Dhaka’s Fuller Road.