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Re: Nairalanders, How Many Of You Remember These Timeless African Classics? by DabFrankNG: 10:22pm On Jul 15, 2016 |
uplawal:I can. Whatsapp me on 08132232989 1 Like |
Re: Nairalanders, How Many Of You Remember These Timeless African Classics? by Nobody: 10:23pm On Jul 15, 2016 |
DABMarkNig2019:Nigeria is gone with the wind and when I see what is being taught in primary and secondary schools these days. My heart just bleeds. 1 Like |
Re: Nairalanders, How Many Of You Remember These Timeless African Classics? by amanikondo: 10:25pm On Jul 15, 2016 |
I read all. I even read Bible from cover to cover when I no see anything read again. 5 Likes |
Re: Nairalanders, How Many Of You Remember These Timeless African Classics? by amiskurie(m): 10:27pm On Jul 15, 2016 |
Explorers:I always remember the quote "awa ti aje akoni je meje." |
Re: Nairalanders, How Many Of You Remember These Timeless African Classics? by julioralph(m): 10:28pm On Jul 15, 2016 |
jagua nana a man of d people (chief Nanga and odili) trials of bro jero and so many others mehn. #TimeFlies 2 Likes |
Re: Nairalanders, How Many Of You Remember These Timeless African Classics? by jasmines(f): 10:28pm On Jul 15, 2016 |
My unforgettables: The passport of mallam Illa, The last duty, The Great Odenigbo,Things fall apart Please who knows where I can buy them again 2 Likes |
Re: Nairalanders, How Many Of You Remember These Timeless African Classics? by AnanseK(m): 10:30pm On Jul 15, 2016 |
Ishilove: Ekwensi also wrote," People of the City" and " Jagua Nana" which was mainly in Pidgin English. You must also remember "Toads for Supper" by Chukuemeka Ike. 1 Like |
Re: Nairalanders, How Many Of You Remember These Timeless African Classics? by BraniacX(m): 10:31pm On Jul 15, 2016 |
I remember many of these books, am i that old? but truly, it is books purloined from my dads study, the european classics and african pre-colonial history that stole and exercised my imagination the most hence those i remember vividly e.g homers iliad, lamb tales by geoffry chaucer, of course the shakespear litany, emma, nothanger abbey, pride and prejudice, a tale of two cities etcetera etcetera but pardon me this thread isn't for them, our african writers wrote in a very appealing way that i only came to appreciate as i grew older, shelved my neo-colonial/european fancies and came to term with my africaness. A certain writer from Nigeria wrote a play in which the devil or esu was a character whose purpose was causing strife and confusion and he/she wore a dual coloured garment half white half black evenly split down the middle and he walked in between a farmer and a hunter who only saw him from opposite sides seeing one colour each and while commenting on the garment an argument started about its colour while the devil walked away chuckling to him/herself and when the argument was ebbing he walked back from the opposite direction in between the farmer and the hunter again reversing the sides and the colour seen by each individual and on realising they were wrong they started apologising to each other then refusing to accept the others apology insisting they were each wrong then getting suspicious when the other refused to agree that they were initially right and then fighting each other accusing the other of trying to drive them crazy while the devil was praising himself on his prowess as an adversary and reciting his legend and he said and i quote it is i whom "having thrown a stone today, killed a bird yesterday" That impressed my young mind, it still impresses me today Unfortunately, I have forgotten both the name of the book and the writer 3 Likes |
Re: Nairalanders, How Many Of You Remember These Timeless African Classics? by eye2sabi(m): 10:34pm On Jul 15, 2016 |
hephzibahbeulah: Chai I've been searching for this book for years now lol. The car always seem to break down in presence of their jealus neighbors. Lol I remember one week one trouble. I remember when Wilson brought a plastic snake to class and shouted "snake" making his classmates totally confused. I remember at the end of the term, he came out 1st or 2nd (can't remember again). His senior frnd told him "be among the top dogs and no one will expel you". I remember one eyed Sunday in the smuggler. I remember when Eze had to eat cold bitter leaf soup on Eze goes to school. Mehn passport of malam illia was immense. I remember the game he had to play just to marry the daughter of the king(maybe just a chief but I knw she was royalty). Illia simply hid till one big guy killed all other fighters, the guy then took his own dagger and stabbed himself and it bent. He threw it away, he stepped on this same dagger which helped illia win him (illia no gree kill the guy. Big mistake). Now I remember gulivers travels. This isn't an African book but it was a nice book too. Guliver traveled to any lands, from the land of dwarfs to that of giants. Lovely book. I really miss my youth. Just this afternoon I posted on my fb wall that people should go read their old chats on Facebook messenger and see how crazy/foolish/lover boy/girl they were then. Time really waits for no one. 4 Likes |
Re: Nairalanders, How Many Of You Remember These Timeless African Classics? by laikas: 10:34pm On Jul 15, 2016 |
Ishilove:pls hw do i get to read these book again,, 1 Like |
Re: Nairalanders, How Many Of You Remember These Timeless African Classics? by amiskurie(m): 10:35pm On Jul 15, 2016 |
Who remembers Tunde On The Run? 1 Like |
Re: Nairalanders, How Many Of You Remember These Timeless African Classics? by Nobody: 10:37pm On Jul 15, 2016 |
Amusaopeyemi:Funny you. |
Re: Nairalanders, How Many Of You Remember These Timeless African Classics? by DabFrankNG: 10:39pm On Jul 15, 2016 |
Hmm! These books are worth keeping for life. Humour, wisdom, culture, great stories, African proverbs..... |
Re: Nairalanders, How Many Of You Remember These Timeless African Classics? by Droyal(f): 10:40pm On Jul 15, 2016 |
Ishilove: I think there was one titled "Director" I really want to read "Time changes yesterday day" and "The second chance" again . Are pacesetters books still available in bookstores? |
Re: Nairalanders, How Many Of You Remember These Timeless African Classics? by DabFrankNG: 10:40pm On Jul 15, 2016 |
Wow! Such great books. I can get and send them to you anywhere in the world. Whatsapp me on 08132232989. Who has read The Last Duty and The African Child? |
Re: Nairalanders, How Many Of You Remember These Timeless African Classics? by yokiti: 10:40pm On Jul 15, 2016 |
Ishilove:I so much love this book. Have you read all or any of these? Solomon's Certificate. The Young Breed Where is the Princess? The Wives Revolt You will Remember Me. Gulliver's Travel |
Re: Nairalanders, How Many Of You Remember These Timeless African Classics? by Nobody: 10:41pm On Jul 15, 2016 |
[quote author=Ishilove post=47575332][/quote] she had polio. And there was an antagonist in the book. I loved it |
Re: Nairalanders, How Many Of You Remember These Timeless African Classics? by taohiid: 10:41pm On Jul 15, 2016 |
Eze go to school The gods are no to blame |
Re: Nairalanders, How Many Of You Remember These Timeless African Classics? by Boldstar(m): 10:43pm On Jul 15, 2016 |
Love this thread. Had a bunch of nostalgia while reading thru. So many memories awoken 2 Likes |
Re: Nairalanders, How Many Of You Remember These Timeless African Classics? by Boldstar(m): 10:46pm On Jul 15, 2016 |
yokiti: I remember 'The wives revolt' when the whole wives in a community revolted and stopped carrying out their wife duties to their husband. So funny. |
Re: Nairalanders, How Many Of You Remember These Timeless African Classics? by sipsip(m): 10:47pm On Jul 15, 2016 |
Yuneehk: Wow... you just put me in a pleasant memory lane. Stubborn Richard Pepple and helplessly in love Mina Erein... 1 Like |
Re: Nairalanders, How Many Of You Remember These Timeless African Classics? by sipsip(m): 10:48pm On Jul 15, 2016 |
Yuneehk: Wow... you just put me in a pleasant memory lane. Stubborn Ajegunle boy, Richard Pepple, and helplessly in love Ikoyi girl, Mina Erein... |
Re: Nairalanders, How Many Of You Remember These Timeless African Classics? by yokiti: 10:49pm On Jul 15, 2016 |
armadeo:You have really summarised the book o. What is the name of the person that caught the thief that stole his classmate's school fees? 2 Likes |
Re: Nairalanders, How Many Of You Remember These Timeless African Classics? by BraniacX(m): 10:49pm On Jul 15, 2016 |
Orikinla: I was wondering when someone was going to mention those two , see ehn! for an air headed romantic kid who believed in happy endings as i did back then, these african writers and the authors of european classics my dad had in stock really wounjured me with their unsatisfactory endings, anyway that woke me sooner to reality than i would've wanted. Damn! I miss my innocence like WTF was that ending in last duty by mike okri? That wasn't cool! Not cool at all 1 Like |
Re: Nairalanders, How Many Of You Remember These Timeless African Classics? by Begino1: 10:55pm On Jul 15, 2016 |
can't we get the soft copies of these books? 1 Like |
Re: Nairalanders, How Many Of You Remember These Timeless African Classics? by Boldstar(m): 10:56pm On Jul 15, 2016 |
junnyjake: I read many pacesetter novels too. They were so interesting. The virtuous woman was a pacesetter 1 Like |
Re: Nairalanders, How Many Of You Remember These Timeless African Classics? by BraniacX(m): 10:56pm On Jul 15, 2016 |
2prexios: Ma nigger! Books like king solomons mines weep not child, cry the beloved country and others set in africa always made me feel like but i should be able to identify with them, this or that should be familiar and so on.................. Nothing like a child's imagination 3 Likes |
Re: Nairalanders, How Many Of You Remember These Timeless African Classics? by Samguine: 10:56pm On Jul 15, 2016 |
jasmines: I have Things Fall Apart and the Passport of Mallam Ilia |
Re: Nairalanders, How Many Of You Remember These Timeless African Classics? by seankay(m): 10:58pm On Jul 15, 2016 |
Explorers:can I download this book online? |
Re: Nairalanders, How Many Of You Remember These Timeless African Classics? by DabFrankNG: 11:01pm On Jul 15, 2016 |
eye2sabi:That game was Shanshi. The lady later died miserably. He saw the big guy serving food in the train much later and pushed him to death. |
Re: Nairalanders, How Many Of You Remember These Timeless African Classics? by junnyjake(m): 11:01pm On Jul 15, 2016 |
Boldstar: Started reading that, but I'm not sure if I finished it. anyways, I must read it again. |
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