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Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 83rd Birthday Today by Hassan080196(m): 8:21am On Jul 13, 2017 |
I believe if Achiebe deserved the award, he would be given. Don't forget Soyinka got this award in 1986 and not just in 20s. Also you remember that Soyinka writes on all the three genres of literature unlike Achiebe whose work was based on prose fiction alone. 4 Likes |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 83rd Birthday Today by NwaAmaikpe: 8:24am On Jul 13, 2017 |
ipodstinks: bakynes: ![]() Let's not go there.. I think you have given me the next idea for my thread The Nobel Prize was politically motivated and not based on pure talents. I have read ALL of Wole Soyinka's works And ALL of Chinua Achebe's works. So trust me when I say what I say about who deserved that prize. Chinua Achebe was not just a writer but a prophet. He was not just an academic but a beacon of morality. Chinua Achebe was in a world of his own, almost unrivalled. This is a fact most respected foreign writers believe and won't dispute. |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 83rd Birthday Today by Olu317(m): 8:25am On Jul 13, 2017 |
HBD to the legendary Prof. |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 83rd Birthday Today by GeneralOjukwu: 8:25am On Jul 13, 2017 |
john4reala: Eyah. ...They were perennial winners of Nobels for stupidity (specially created for them) ![]() ![]() ![]() It's a good thing you already take after them. Your Nobel loading....my Nairaland ban loading ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 83rd Birthday Today by Nobody: 8:26am On Jul 13, 2017 |
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Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 83rd Birthday Today by NwaAmaikpe: 8:26am On Jul 13, 2017 |
GeneralOjukwu: Remember The Man Died was the basis for his Nobel prize. After reading that book...I lost respect for the Nobel Committee. But this does not take away the fact that Wole Soyinka is very good too |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 83rd Birthday Today by Zico5(m): 8:27am On Jul 13, 2017 |
NwaAmaikpe:Why can u say Igbo are more intelligent than those international body that award the Nobel prize. u people stink too much. God bless yorubaland 6 Likes |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 83rd Birthday Today by tolexy123: 8:28am On Jul 13, 2017 |
NwaAmaikpe:You and your bad English 3 Likes |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 83rd Birthday Today by chineduemmao: 8:29am On Jul 13, 2017 |
That einstein hair trip me lol |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 83rd Birthday Today by Temitope124(m): 8:29am On Jul 13, 2017 |
happy birthday day ...sir ...............God bless your new age.... |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 83rd Birthday Today by yvonnechaka(f): 8:30am On Jul 13, 2017 |
rabonni: |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 83rd Birthday Today by Jaqenhghar: 8:30am On Jul 13, 2017 |
banmee:Is there anything Nigerians dont kill with or abuse? Anything that was introduced to make Nigerians more civilized and less evil, Nigerians have turned it to a medium to perpetrate more evil Religion Fraternities Politics Policing The military even the simple things like Marrying a wife is an excuse for some savages to rape women and they justify it by saying a man cant rape his wife 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 83rd Birthday Today by Temitope124(m): 8:30am On Jul 13, 2017 |
Don-T MONEY...............happy birthday day ...sir ...............God bless your new age.... |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 83rd Birthday Today by Nobody: 8:31am On Jul 13, 2017 |
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Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 83rd Birthday Today by bakynes(m): 8:31am On Jul 13, 2017 |
NwaAmaikpe:Oga na story b that, if you like go school, you no get money, the world will recognize the person with money better. See hate, politically motivated by who? Abeg go back to bed with your tribal sentiments. 4 Likes |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 83rd Birthday Today by Burgerlomo: 8:31am On Jul 13, 2017 |
HBD LLNP |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 83rd Birthday Today by Jakumo(m): 8:38am On Jul 13, 2017 |
I had the privilege of meeting Wole Soyinka a while back, and was amazed to note that he stood 6ft4inches tall, and was built like a weight lifter in his prime. True true, our Kongi no 'gree age at all. As others dey old dey go, na so Kongi dey strong more-more, and dey Kaka-raka like young soja. Happy birthday, Kongi, and may you live long to service many more beautiful women, while writing yet more classics for the world to enjoy. 1 Like |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 83rd Birthday Today by banmee(m): 8:40am On Jul 13, 2017 |
Jaqenhghar: You know the worst part? They would find one way or the other to blame it on white people. Which kain tin be dis na? How can a people move forward when they refuse to take responsibility for their decisions and actions? 1 Like |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 83rd Birthday Today by BabaO2: 8:40am On Jul 13, 2017 |
NwaAmaikpe:You must be nuts, keep your silly birthday wishes to yourself. Of course chinua achebe had no intelligence capacity to win nobel laureate, you can't still hide your frustration and envy. 8 Likes |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 83rd Birthday Today by Jaideyone(m): 8:40am On Jul 13, 2017 |
john4reala:mor0n he formed a confraternity to fight the course and the common man and challenge the authorities at the university of Ibadan those days. The fact that the confraternity metamorphosed into a cult group that kills people decades after he left the institution is not his fault. Use your brain before commenting. BTW with the kind of folly you just displayed it's obvious no one!!! I repeat no one... In your linage can achieve what the professor has achieved. Get a life hater 4 Likes |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 83rd Birthday Today by GeneralOjukwu: 8:41am On Jul 13, 2017 |
NwaAmaikpe: Though I still think your preference for Achebe has a tribal tint + taint to it, you have an edge over me if you have read ALL their books as claimed. YES, the Nobel is political. Life and work place is political too. Even if a God exists, why does He exhibit "preferential" treatment to some in allocation of resources? I am far better than some folks due to circumstances of my birth and far worse for the same exact reasons.... My point is this - Life is basically a lottery. The fact is that the peak of achievement as a literature writer is the Nobel and not even financial gains from booksales. Soyinka was the 1st African to win it... Achebe couldn't (though he won Bookers) We might argue about the Nobel Committee, but I daresay they are more competent and qualified to judge them both. ..And it's not a unilateral decision, a committee of experts (PLURAL)has to assess candidates ... Soyinka won. 11 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 83rd Birthday Today by Seunpaul01(m): 8:41am On Jul 13, 2017 |
Happy birthday to him. |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 83rd Birthday Today by Kindoo: 8:42am On Jul 13, 2017 |
Happy birthday. |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 83rd Birthday Today by Nobody: 8:43am On Jul 13, 2017 |
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Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 83rd Birthday Today by optimism4reel(m): 8:44am On Jul 13, 2017 |
Happy birth sir. Those that are waisting their precious time to be agitate about biafra, do we have and state ruling by biafra, if yes, which state, who is their president, what their currency and where is their capital located? I think the answer to my question is infinitesimal and vanity. Easterners you guys needs to wake-up to reality. |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 83rd Birthday Today by Jaideyone(m): 8:45am On Jul 13, 2017 |
john4reala:you wish!!! |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 83rd Birthday Today by Jaqenhghar: 8:49am On Jul 13, 2017 |
banmee:Thats the part that baffles everyone. No one accepts responsibility for anything. They want to sleep, wake up and all should be well. 1 Like |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 83rd Birthday Today by Limitless72(m): 8:50am On Jul 13, 2017 |
ADEWUMIMichael: Bros no ves I wan ask one question Which sch u bin go?... |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 83rd Birthday Today by emonkey(m): 8:52am On Jul 13, 2017 |
lalasticlala: If he was born in 1934 , he would be 12 years old in 1946. That was a picture at 10 years old possibly . |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 83rd Birthday Today by hohafrank(m): 8:53am On Jul 13, 2017 |
rabonni:Evil that men do lives with them and after.Our is paying the price for his evil deeds. |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 83rd Birthday Today by genkins(m): 8:53am On Jul 13, 2017 |
john4reala: Look at this one!you don't even know the difference between course and curse yet you call someone that has achieved 100times more what your great grand father,grandfather, father, your stupid self and what you children will ever achieve 'foolish'. Even if ur type was given two brains,can you beat this in your area of specialization? 1973: Honorary D.Litt, University of Leeds[49] 1973–74: Overseas Fellow, Churchill College, Cambridge 1983: Elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[50] 1983: Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, United States 1986: Nobel Prize for Literature 1986: Agip Prize for Literature 1986: Commander of the Federal Republic, CFR. 1990: Benson Medal from Royal Society of Literature 1993: Honorary doctorate, Harvard University 2002: Honorary fellowship, SOAS[51] 2005: Honorary doctorate degree, Princeton University[52] 2005: Conferred with the chieftaincy title of the Akinlatun of Egbaland by the Oba Alake of the Egba clan of Yorubaland. Soyinka was made a tribal aristocrat with the right to use the Yoruba title Oloye.[53] 2009: Academy of Achievement Golden Plate Award 2013: Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, Lifetime Achievement, United States[54] 2014: International Humanist Award[36][37] Works 3 Likes |
Re: Wole Soyinka Celebrates His 83rd Birthday Today by Nobody: 8:55am On Jul 13, 2017 |
genkins:if I list grand papa own! Nairaland go full! ![]() ![]() |
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