Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan (C) walks with Ghana's President John Mahama (R) after attending the funeral of author Chinua Achebe in his hometown of Ogidi, southeast Nigeria May 23, 2013.
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, in the gray caftan, and Ghanaian President John Mahama, in black ahead of him, leave a funeral service for writer Chinua Achebe in Ogidi, Nigeria, on Thursday, May 23, 2013. The family of famed writer Chinua Achebe buried the writer Thursday in his hometown of Ogidi. Achebe is widely known for his 1958 classic novel "Things Fall Apart," as well as other works.
The casket of writer Chinua Achebe is carried out of a funeral service in Ogidi, Nigeria, on Thursday, May 23, 2013. The inscription on the casket in the Igbo language reads: "The eagle atop the Iroko tree." The family of famed writer Chinua Achebe buried the writer Thursday in his hometown of Ogidi. Achebe is widely known for his 1958 classic novel "Things Fall Apart," as well as other works. Dignitaries including Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and Ghanaian President John Mahama attended Achebe's funeral Thursday.
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan speaks during the funeral of Chinua Achebe in Ogidi, Nigeria, on Thursday, May 23, 2013. The family of famed writer Chinua Achebe buried the writer Thursday in his hometown of Ogidi. Achebe is widely known for his 1958 classic novel "Things Fall Apart," as well as other works. Dignitaries including Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and Ghanaian President John Mahama attended Achebe's funeral Thursday.
Ghanaian President John Mahama (R) waves to the crowd as he arrives accompanied by Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan (L) to attend the funeral service for writer Chinua Achebe at Ogidi in southeast Nigeria on May 23, 2013. Renowned author Professor Chinua Achebe was buried at his Ogidi country home. Hundreds of mourners gathered on Thursday in the hometown of Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe for the funeral of the man regarded as the father of modern African literature and the author of the widely praised 'Things Fall Apart.'
Men hold programs bearing the image of Chinua Achebe during a funeral service in Ogidi, Nigeria, on Thursday, May 23, 2013. The family of famed writer Chinua Achebe buried the writer Thursday in his hometown of Ogidi. Achebe is widely known for his 1958 classic novel "Things Fall Apart," as well as other works. Dignitaries including Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and Ghanaian President John Mahama attended Achebe's funeral Thursday.
