Chinua Achebe (1930-2013)

       Sad to hear that the great Chinua Achebe has passed away -- a towering figure in contemporary literature not only because of his writing but also in shaping the wonderful African Writers Series (see, for example, James Currey's chronicle, Africa Writes Back).
       Among early obituaries, see:

• Chinua Achebe obituary by Lyn Innes in The Guardian
• Chinua Achebe, African Literary Titan, Dies at 82 by Jonathan Kandell in The New York Times
• Prof Chinua Achebe: Exit of literary giant by Ochereome Nnanna in Vanguard
• Nigeria's Skeptical Literary Lion by Drew Hinshaw in the Wall Street Journal
• Chinua Achebe, groundbreaking Nigerian novelist, dies at 82 by Stephanie McCrummen and Adam Bernstein in The Washington Post

       See also tributes and commentary, such as:

• Postscript: Chinua Achebe, 1930-2013 by Philip Gourevitch at The New Yorker's Page-Turner weblog
• Chinua Achebe's death is a loss for Africa, and the world by Sameer Rahim in The Telegraph
• As the World Mourns Chinua Achebe by Dele Momodu in This Day

       Only four of Achebe's titles are under review at the complete review (and none of the fiction, which I all read before I started the site and haven't gotten back to, yet):

• The Education of a British-Protected Child
• Home and Exile
• Morning Yet on Creation Day
• Conversations with Chinua Achebe