Achebe's family has not released plans for his burial.

In a testament to the profound impact of his body of work, Achebe's death has been mourned around the world.

The University of Nigeria has declared a period of mourning for Achebe, who worked as a professor there. Achebe, according to the university's vice chancellor, gave a voice not only to Africa but also to human civilization

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For us, the loss of Chinua Achebe is, above all else, intensely personal. We have lost a brother, a colleague, a trailblazer and a doughty fighter.

Of the pioneer quartet of contemporary Nigerian literature, two voices have been silenced one, of the poet Christopher Okigbo, and now, the novelist Chinua Achebe.

A bleak day indeed, the devastating reality, the ending of a huge chapter in the history of African Literature. Adieu Chinua Achebe, adieu irreplaceable son of Africa.

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Nigerian author Albert Chínụ álụmọ gụ Àchèbé, better known as Chinua Achebe whose internationally praised writing gave Africans a voice by destroying the mold cast by colonialism, died on March 22, 2013.

Achebe challenged the 20th century philosophy of fiction as a pretty object d art, arriving with works which foregrounded the human condition and told the wondering world that the clotheless Emperor was, indeed, naked!

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