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When a mad man walks naked, it is his kinsmen who feel shame, not himself.

Chinua Achebe

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Chinua Achebe
Age: 82 †
Born: 1930
Born: November 16
Died: 2013
Died: March 22
Essayist
Literary Critic
Novelist
Philosopher
Poet
Short Story Writer
University Teacher
Writer
Albert Chinualumogu Achebe
Walks
Feel
Feels
Men
Kinsmen
Mad
Naked
Shame

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