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Achebe's 'things Fall Apart' Makes 12 'greatest Books Ever Written' List by koladebrainiac(m): 4:08pm On Apr 10, 2018 |
Things Fall Apart, the first novel written by late Nigerian literary icon, Chinua Achebe, has made the list of 12 "Greatest Books Ever Written" compiled by Encyclopedia Britannica. According to the compilation written by John Pecoraro, the book, which now exists in 57 translations across the world, is one of the greatest ever written novels on the website of Encyclopedia Britannica in recent times. Things Fall Apart, often considered Achebe's best, is the most widely read book in modern African literature. Other novels that made the list include; "Anna Karenina," by Leo Tolstoy, "To Kill a Mockingbird," by Harper Lee, "The Great Gatsby," by F. Scott Fitzgerald and "One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Others are "A Passage to India," by E.M. Forster, "Invisible Man," by Ralph Ellison, "Don Quixote," by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, "Beloved," by Toni Morrison, "Mrs. Dalloway," by Virginia Woolf, "Jane Eyre," by Charlotte Bronte and "The Color Purple," by Alice Walker. The honour comes months after the 60th anniversary of the publication of the novel and the release of a new edition of the classic novel with cover artwork by Nigerian artist, Victor Ekpuk http://allafrica.com/stories/201804100016.html?utm_campaign=allafrica%3Aeditor&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter 81 Likes 8 Shares
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Re: Achebe's 'things Fall Apart' Makes 12 'greatest Books Ever Written' List by coluka: 4:14pm On Apr 10, 2018 |
Wow, that's great. Achebe is a legend 202 Likes 11 Shares |
Re: Achebe's 'things Fall Apart' Makes 12 'greatest Books Ever Written' List by Masama: 4:21pm On Apr 10, 2018 |
Hmmmm, Things fall apart!! Anytime I hear that title, I remember Pete Edochie 195 Likes 8 Shares |
Re: Achebe's 'things Fall Apart' Makes 12 'greatest Books Ever Written' List by itchie: 4:25pm On Apr 10, 2018 |
That book is the greatest novel ever to come out of Africa 169 Likes 9 Shares |
Re: Achebe's 'things Fall Apart' Makes 12 'greatest Books Ever Written' List by Chrisbeks: 4:31pm On Apr 10, 2018 |
The man has departed to glory but he's still breaking records here on earth 141 Likes 8 Shares |
Re: Achebe's 'things Fall Apart' Makes 12 'greatest Books Ever Written' List by Megatrix: 4:34pm On Apr 10, 2018 |
Igbo Amaka 170 Likes 8 Shares |
Re: Achebe's 'things Fall Apart' Makes 12 'greatest Books Ever Written' List by dizon: 4:41pm On Apr 10, 2018 |
That's good news 24 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Achebe's 'things Fall Apart' Makes 12 'greatest Books Ever Written' List by Himmler: 4:52pm On Apr 10, 2018 |
Masama:Okonkwo ![]() 127 Likes 7 Shares |
Re: Achebe's 'things Fall Apart' Makes 12 'greatest Books Ever Written' List by Gullah: 4:55pm On Apr 10, 2018 |
Good 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Achebe's 'things Fall Apart' Makes 12 'greatest Books Ever Written' List by koladebrainiac(m): 5:02pm On Apr 10, 2018 |
i LOVE THE Arrow of God more tho 26 Likes |
Re: Achebe's 'things Fall Apart' Makes 12 'greatest Books Ever Written' List by Vinstel: 5:02pm On Apr 10, 2018 |
Masama:Justus Esiri, Dr Sid's father was also in that movie. They really captivated the whole nation back then 78 Likes 5 Shares |
Re: Achebe's 'things Fall Apart' Makes 12 'greatest Books Ever Written' List by Zanas: 5:17pm On Apr 10, 2018 |
That is great news Lalasticlala, Mynd44 come and move this to FP o let's honour this great man 6 Likes |
Re: Achebe's 'things Fall Apart' Makes 12 'greatest Books Ever Written' List by obaival(m): 5:38pm On Apr 10, 2018 |
Dope 4 Likes |
Re: Achebe's 'things Fall Apart' Makes 12 'greatest Books Ever Written' List by horsepower101: 5:39pm On Apr 10, 2018 |
I love his memo " there was a country" 87 Likes 6 Shares |
Re: Achebe's 'things Fall Apart' Makes 12 'greatest Books Ever Written' List by PortableToDynam(m): 5:39pm On Apr 10, 2018 |
those guys up dere, nah Nairaland una dey sleep? 5 Likes |
Re: Achebe's 'things Fall Apart' Makes 12 'greatest Books Ever Written' List by kpaofame: 5:40pm On Apr 10, 2018 |
nice... I will try to read up all 12 on the list ![]() 40 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Achebe's 'things Fall Apart' Makes 12 'greatest Books Ever Written' List by ZombiePUNISHER: 5:40pm On Apr 10, 2018 |
That's awesome.... Trail blazers I sight Don Quixote Del amancha ![]() ![]() That's a wonderful novel Even watched the movie in hallmark channel those days But didn't see weep not child by ngiguwa ntiongo Another masterclass 31 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Achebe's 'things Fall Apart' Makes 12 'greatest Books Ever Written' List by fergie001: 5:40pm On Apr 10, 2018 |
No longer at ease Things fall apart Weep not Child by James Ngugi Wa Thiong'o My best 36 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Achebe's 'things Fall Apart' Makes 12 'greatest Books Ever Written' List by chiedozie198100: 5:40pm On Apr 10, 2018 |
no book from the fake activist professor? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 62 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Achebe's 'things Fall Apart' Makes 12 'greatest Books Ever Written' List by ugoc(m): 5:40pm On Apr 10, 2018 |
A great man indeed 4 Likes |
Re: Achebe's 'things Fall Apart' Makes 12 'greatest Books Ever Written' List by rainylad(f): 5:41pm On Apr 10, 2018 |
HA!!!! This news is dangerous to the health of some people...my hand no deyooo 68 Likes 5 Shares |
Re: Achebe's 'things Fall Apart' Makes 12 'greatest Books Ever Written' List by TundeHashim(m): 5:41pm On Apr 10, 2018 |
Chrisbeks: Yeah he's departed to glory but he's manhood still lives on... 11 Likes |
Re: Achebe's 'things Fall Apart' Makes 12 'greatest Books Ever Written' List by HeyCorleone(m): 5:41pm On Apr 10, 2018 |
I started reading the book when I was 7. Didn't quite follow thru but I'm sure I finished it before age 9. Still it's one of the best books I've ever read. Even at that young age I still managed to grasp the picture Achebe was painting. Why? Because he wrote it in simple English. Man pictures of that book still live in my heart. I want to get a copy to read now that I'm much older. That was when Nigerian writers used to really think. Not these days. "Last Days of Forcados High". A recent disaster. 53 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Achebe's 'things Fall Apart' Makes 12 'greatest Books Ever Written' List by manuel4real(m): 5:41pm On Apr 10, 2018 |
I have not read that book ![]() 5 Likes |
Re: Achebe's 'things Fall Apart' Makes 12 'greatest Books Ever Written' List by psychologist(m): 5:42pm On Apr 10, 2018 |
IGBO Amaka 41 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Achebe's 'things Fall Apart' Makes 12 'greatest Books Ever Written' List by gustav25: 5:42pm On Apr 10, 2018 |
I love arrow of god and no longer at ease more 1 Like |
Re: Achebe's 'things Fall Apart' Makes 12 'greatest Books Ever Written' List by philoedu(m): 5:43pm On Apr 10, 2018 |
It really deserved it, in particular the character of okonkwo with tragic end. 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Achebe's 'things Fall Apart' Makes 12 'greatest Books Ever Written' List by PAGAN9JA(m): 5:43pm On Apr 10, 2018 |
The truth of Nigeria. We suffer for abandoning our Gods. Our ancestral Protectors. 12 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Achebe's 'things Fall Apart' Makes 12 'greatest Books Ever Written' List by TheCongo2: 5:44pm On Apr 10, 2018 |
First time I read "Things Fall apart" was in high school. It was the French translation of it, " Le monde s'effondre" ( The world is collapsing). This is how I got to know about Achebe. 48 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Achebe's 'things Fall Apart' Makes 12 'greatest Books Ever Written' List by moscobabs(m): 5:44pm On Apr 10, 2018 |
I prefer Alawiye and Ogboju ode ninu igbo irunmola. just because oyinbo dont know the beauty of Yoruba language 7 Likes 4 Shares |
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