After the incident of the leopard skin Chike lost some of h… - Chinua Achebe

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After the incident of the leopard skin Chike lost some of his eagerness for crossing the Niger. He did not see how he could obtain one shilling without stealing or begging.

Chinua Achebe

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About Chinua Achebe

Chinua Achebe (November 16, 1930 – March 21, 2013) was a Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic. His first novel, Things Fall Apart (1958), is the most widely read book in modern African literature.

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Alternative Names: Albert Chinualumogu Achebe • Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe

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My people have a saying which my father often used. A man whose horse is missing will look everywhere even in the roof.

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The world is like a Mask dancing. If you want to see it well, you do not stand in one place.

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