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 Biography of Chinua Achebe

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 * How many honorary degrees does he have?
 * 40
 * What is an honorary degree?
 * an academic degree for which a university has waived the usual requirements
 * What awards has he achieved?
 * numerous honors from around the world, including the Honorary Fellowship of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, as well as more than twenty honorary doctorates from universities in England, Scotland, the US, Canada, and Nigeria. He is also the recipient of Nigeria's highest award for intellectual achievement, the Nigerian Nationaol Merit Award.
 * What does Achebe want to achieve with his writing?
 * He wrote about his life in a different way to show people what it is like to grow up where and when he grew up.