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Re: Chinua Achebe's Burial Rites (Pictures) by successking: 7:08pm On May 22, 2013 |
An icon in the literary world! RIP |
Re: Chinua Achebe's Burial Rites (Pictures) by deskossy(m): 7:21pm On May 22, 2013 |
His memoir done more harm dan gud 2 his image,wat he said abt Awolowo a respected nigeria icon is unacceptable..and am nt a yoruba,b4 al u tribalist go all ballistic on me,bt he is gr8 man..d president will attend his burial,d body jst arrived.....RIP SIR |
Re: Chinua Achebe's Burial Rites (Pictures) by ekoileee: 7:32pm On May 22, 2013 |
Must you people hide everything even the most benign statement or undisputed written fact?. Can we have an honest back n forth as Nigerians without all the tribal sensitivities and censorship? You people do more harm than good. Geezzzz. 1 Like |
Re: Chinua Achebe's Burial Rites (Pictures) by Sheriffc(m): 8:13pm On May 22, 2013 |
It is falacious to say a man is a Great man, because in the hussle of his trade he distinguished himself, . I think those that assert this premised their conclusion on obvious error and a very faulty one at that, with due respect to all with opinion that Papa Chinua Achebe was a great man; Is just that I am yet to see the reason(s) for that (or maybe I have not listened enough). I'm of the opinion that he was a great writer and a good storyteller whose works tell the stories of his people, but a 'great' man in the context of greatness?...nah! I don't think we are fair enough to ascribing greatness to a man who from his writing one could see traces of tribalism- or could one call it enthic promotion? 1 Like |
Re: Chinua Achebe's Burial Rites (Pictures) by ManOfThePeople(m): 8:29pm On May 22, 2013 |
RIP |
Re: Chinua Achebe's Burial Rites (Pictures) by Eziachi: 8:36pm On May 22, 2013 |
eko ileee:Inconsequential views on Nairaland is not a book. 1 Like |
Re: Chinua Achebe's Burial Rites (Pictures) by Mecdiamond: 8:37pm On May 22, 2013 |
Return If Possible, d diction hero |
Re: Chinua Achebe's Burial Rites (Pictures) by Eziachi: 8:39pm On May 22, 2013 |
deskossy: His memoir done more harm dan gud 2 his image,wat he said abt Awolowo a respected nigeria icon is unacceptable..and am nt a yoruba,b4 al u tribalist go all ballistic on me,bt he is gr8 man..d president will attend his burial,d body jst arrived.....RIP SIRThats your view-millions of others might disagree. Go and write your own book and venerate Awolowo, one man's icon is another man's something else. Thats the way it goes. By the way, can you quote the particular chapter or page of the memoir you are having headache with or maybe you haven't read it too? 1 Like |
Re: Chinua Achebe's Burial Rites (Pictures) by Eziachi: 8:44pm On May 22, 2013 |
Sheriff©:You should write a new dictionary and maybe refined the word greatness in your prism terms, then the world will become a paradise. One man's tribalism is another man's objective and truthfulness. Live with it until your version of dictionary is out. 2 Likes |
Re: Chinua Achebe's Burial Rites (Pictures) by ekoilee: 8:53pm On May 22, 2013 |
Eziachi: Pretty much according to you..... |
Re: Chinua Achebe's Burial Rites (Pictures) by amoco(m): 9:21pm On May 22, 2013 |
I congrate some pple here who think they have become nairaland prefects and principalities. How shallow-minded they are. The more they expose their shallow-literacy,the more this graet icon gets more accolades. 2 Likes |
Re: Chinua Achebe's Burial Rites (Pictures) by Raiyo: 9:24pm On May 22, 2013 |
Truth be said.. no matter how much some people bash him, THEY WISH THEY HAD THE LEAST VESTIGES OF WHAT THIS MAN HAD. Don't hate, Strive for excellence, and the world just might go down on it's knee for a fleeting moment when they realize that you have departed. Na N'udo onyeoma! 1 Like |
Re: Chinua Achebe's Burial Rites (Pictures) by Eziachi: 9:32pm On May 22, 2013 |
eko ilee:Of course its according to me, if you disagree, go and accord yours. 1 Like |
Re: Chinua Achebe's Burial Rites (Pictures) by ekoileee: 9:38pm On May 22, 2013 |
Eziachi: Now you know why I relegated that pointless and redundant statement to the bottom of the pits. |
Re: Chinua Achebe's Burial Rites (Pictures) by emmatok(m): 9:58pm On May 22, 2013 |
bobthebuilder99: HMM |
Re: Chinua Achebe's Burial Rites (Pictures) by aljharem(m): 10:00pm On May 22, 2013 |
Sheriff©: well said. a good (not great) writer does not make a man great. He is an enemy of progress and tolerance whether we like it or not. The truth be told a tribalist is a tribalist whether he is a good writer or not 3 Likes |
Re: Chinua Achebe's Burial Rites (Pictures) by Eziachi: 10:07pm On May 22, 2013 |
eko ileee:You do that. If you need any assistance, just yell. 1 Like |
Re: Chinua Achebe's Burial Rites (Pictures) by Eziachi: 10:08pm On May 22, 2013 |
alj harem:Now you said it, go drink that garri with some kwuli. 1 Like |
Re: Chinua Achebe's Burial Rites (Pictures) by amoco(m): 10:10pm On May 22, 2013 |
See their warped minds. Pple who will never ever be remembered for anything good in their lives are here to show d world their level of insecurity.Almost everyone is struggling to read this man's book now to know why d whole world said he was an achiever. 3 Likes |
Re: Chinua Achebe's Burial Rites (Pictures) by eagleeye2: 10:30pm On May 22, 2013 |
Out of Respct for what Achebe stands for I plead with my Igbo brothers and sisters not to respond to any TRIBAL insults or hateful words hurled at Chinua Achebe from now till his Intered into Mother Earth. R I P The Great Literary Giant. Adiue. Goodnight. 1 Like |
Re: Chinua Achebe's Burial Rites (Pictures) by ekoileee: 10:35pm On May 22, 2013 |
Eziachi: Why yell for assistance for what I did already with ease and satisfactorily? That makes no sense, not even elementary sense. |
Re: Chinua Achebe's Burial Rites (Pictures) by Ribaman(m): 10:48pm On May 22, 2013 |
bobthebuilder99: That's your view, and you entitled to yours. I disagree with you, I doubt if you have read his last book. In that book, Achebe tries to tell you what went wrong at the birth of this country. He is keen to tell you the mistakes we made, but you are only interested in a tribal reading/viewing/interpretation of his works.. I make bold to say that " There was a Country" will become required reading in Nigeria, when eventually we rescue this country from the dogs that currently hold her hostage. He was not a tribalist, he was a courageous man. A man who was capable to telling the truth. 4 Likes |
Re: Chinua Achebe's Burial Rites (Pictures) by bobthebuilder99(m): 10:57pm On May 22, 2013 |
Riba_man: I did read the book, and he spent the entire book painting Igbos as flawless saints, who were so perfect, and rich, and pretty, that the rest of Nigeria became jealous and massacred them. Do you honestly think something like that is based in reality? Achebe was one of the leaders of the Biafra government, so it's not surprising that he is upset that his government collapsed. It's also no surprise that his "memoir" about the collapse of Biafra is full of so much hate towards the tribes of his old war enemies. Look at the Igbos who have read the book, and how they act. Clearly, this book is not having a positive effect on society. Btw, the most compelling rebuttal to his book was written by a Kenyan. You can find it on the Amazon.com review page. I would post it here, but it is too long. 7 Likes |
Re: Chinua Achebe's Burial Rites (Pictures) by Bgino(m): 11:09pm On May 22, 2013 |
truly there was a country...and in that country there was a man..or was there never a country? RIP |
Re: Chinua Achebe's Burial Rites (Pictures) by Moralistli(m): 11:29pm On May 22, 2013 |
RIP Sir! |
Re: Chinua Achebe's Burial Rites (Pictures) by Johnsinia(m): 11:30pm On May 22, 2013 |
Sheriff©: some one please help me with the DISLIKE botton. |
Re: Chinua Achebe's Burial Rites (Pictures) by SIRCLEAN(m): 12:12am On May 23, 2013 |
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