Question: The author of "Anthills of Savannah", Chinua Achebe, wrote what book, that was known to be the most widely read book in modern African literature?

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Anthills of the Savannah: Anthills of the Savannah is a 1987 novel by Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe.  It was his fifth novel, first published in the UK 21 years after Achebe's previous one ("A Man of the People" in 1966), and was credited with having "revived his reputation in Britain".  A finalist for the 1987 Booker Prize for Fiction, "Anthills of the Savannah" has been described as the "most important novel to come out of Africa in the [1980s]".  Critics praised the novel upon its release.

A Man of the People: A Man of the People (1966) is the fourth novel by Chinua Achebe.  This satirical novel is a story told by the young and educated narrator, Odili, on his conflict with Chief Nanga, his former teacher who enters a career in politics in an unnamed modern African country.  Odili represents the changing younger generation; Nanga represents the traditional customs of Nigeria.  The book ends with a military coup, similar to the real-life coups of Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu and Yakubu Gowon.

Wanda Leopold: Wanda Leopold (1920-1977) was an author, doctor, and social science activist known for her study of English writings beginning in West Africa, specifically Nigeria.  A translator as well as a literary critic, she stressed the artistic qualities of creative writing.  She was a scholar of Polish culture, literature, and language.  Her book, "O literaturze Czarnej Afryki," (On The Literature of Black Africa) was the first Polish introduction to African literature that was written in both English, and French.  Some of her first critical essays were on Chinua Achebe, Cyprian Ekwensi, and Wole Soyinka.

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures is a 1997 book by Anne Fadiman that chronicles the struggles of a Hmong refugee family from Houaysouy, Sainyabuli Province, Laos, the Lees, and their interactions with the health care system in Merced, California.  In 2005 Robert Entenmann, Ph.D., of St. Olaf College wrote that the book is "certainly the most widely read book on the Hmong experience in America."

Things Fall Apart: Things Fall Apart is a novel written by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe in 1958.  The story's main theme concerns pre- and post-colonial life in late nineteenth century Nigeria.  It is seen as the archetypal modern African novel in English, one of the first to receive global critical acclaim.  It is a staple book in schools throughout Africa and is widely read and studied in English-speaking countries around the world.  It was first published in 1958 by William Heinemann Ltd in the UK; in 1962, it was also the first work published in Heinemann's African Writers Series.  The title of the novel comes from a line in W. B. Yeats' poem "The Second Coming".

Richard Dowden: Richard Dowden (born 20 March 1949 in Surrey, United Kingdom) is a British journalist who has specialised in African issues.  Since 1975, he has worked for several British media and for the past eight years he has been the Executive Director of the Royal African Society.  He is the author of the book "Africa: Altered States, Ordinary Miracles" (Portobello Books, 2008), which has a foreword by the Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe.  Dowden lives and works in London.

The Mbari Club: The Mbari Club was a centre for cultural activity by African writers, artists and musicians that was founded in Ibadan, Nigeria, in 1961 by Ulli Beier, with the involvement of a group of young writers including Wole Soyinka and Chinua Achebe. " Mbari", an Igbo concept related to "creation", was suggested as the name by Achebe.  Among other Mbari members were Christopher Okigbo, J. P. Clark and South African writer Ezekiel Mphahlele, Frances Ademola, Demas Nwoko, Mabel Segun, Uche Okeke, Arthur Nortje and Bruce Onobrakpeya.

Chinua Achebe: Chinua Achebe ( , born Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe; 16 November 1930 – 21 March 2013) was a Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic.  His first novel "Things Fall Apart" (1958), often considered his best, is the most widely read book in modern African literature.  He won the Man Booker International Prize in 2007.

African Writers Conference: On 1 June 1962 a conference of African literature in the English language, the first African Writers Conference, was held at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda.  Officially called a "Conference of African Writers of English Expression", it was attended by many prominent African writers, including Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka (later Nobel Laureate in Literature), John Pepper Clark, Ezekiel Mphahlele, Bloke Modisane, Lewis Nkosi, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (then known as James Ngugi), Ezekiel Mphahlele, Robert Serumaga, Rajat Neogy (founder of "Transition Magazine").  The conference was "not only the very first major international gathering of writers and critics of African literature on the African continent; it was also held at the very cusp of political independence for most African countries."

Simon Gikandi: Simon E. Gikandi , born 30 September 1960 , is a Kenyan Literature Professor and Postcolonial scholar.  He is the Robert Schirmer Professor of English at Princeton University.  He is perhaps best known for his co-editorship (with Abiola Irele) of "The Cambridge History of African and Caribbean Literature".  He has also done important work on the modern African novel, and two distinguished African novelists: Chinua Achebe and Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o.

Supporting paragraphs: Anthills of the Savannah Chinua Achebe
Answer: Things Fall Apart