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Re: Wole Soyinka Replies Reno Omokri Over Chinua Achebe Being Better Than Him by Xisnin(m): 9:01am On May 09, 2019 |
TheWrita:Not everybody bases their judgment on tribalism as you do. I have read many of his works. I admit, many of Soyinka's works will be intellectually-challenging to a person with an average intellect which made some to question their value. It is just like comparing Shakespeare and Harry potter's series or LOTR and Alice in the wonderland. The audience is different. 8 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Wole Soyinka Replies Reno Omokri Over Chinua Achebe Being Better Than Him by ocelot2006(m): 9:02am On May 09, 2019 |
BuhariAdvocate: Did you say "good governance"?? Hehehehehehe ![]() |
Re: Wole Soyinka Replies Reno Omokri Over Chinua Achebe Being Better Than Him by ocelot2006(m): 9:04am On May 09, 2019 |
LuciferKoran: #Wicked. ![]() ![]() |
Re: Wole Soyinka Replies Reno Omokri Over Chinua Achebe Being Better Than Him by Nobody: 9:05am On May 09, 2019 |
Truth be told. Soyinka is one of the worst writers I've ever read their works. It beats my imagination how he was nominated for that prize and Achebe wasn't. There's no basis of comparison between them. And this reply is a great example of how bad a writer he is 3 Likes |
Re: Wole Soyinka Replies Reno Omokri Over Chinua Achebe Being Better Than Him by Ijawwomaninoyo: 9:07am On May 09, 2019 |
Bridget95: His father is from where? He is more of a bastard dragging elders from his mother's land! 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Wole Soyinka Replies Reno Omokri Over Chinua Achebe Being Better Than Him by benitwater(m): 9:08am On May 09, 2019 |
ALLNIGERIANSMAD:he is was telling Reno to fu*k off. Everyone knows Reno is a parrot, right now I think Reno is jobless. |
Re: Wole Soyinka Replies Reno Omokri Over Chinua Achebe Being Better Than Him by Nobody: 9:10am On May 09, 2019 |
SarkinYarki: Been the 1st to achieve anything in life is a big deal, soyinka as stamped his footprint on the sands of time..if its no big deal do your own 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Wole Soyinka Replies Reno Omokri Over Chinua Achebe Being Better Than Him by madridsta007(m): 9:11am On May 09, 2019 |
SLAP44: That wasn’t WS. WS isn’t on Twitter. He has said this many times. 2 Likes |
Re: Wole Soyinka Replies Reno Omokri Over Chinua Achebe Being Better Than Him by Ijawwomaninoyo: 9:13am On May 09, 2019 |
gbosaa: Soyinka is not on Twitter. It is a fake account 2 Likes |
Re: Wole Soyinka Replies Reno Omokri Over Chinua Achebe Being Better Than Him by frankmoney(m): 9:14am On May 09, 2019 |
dreamangel:let me just ignore this buffoon |
Re: Wole Soyinka Replies Reno Omokri Over Chinua Achebe Being Better Than Him by Nobody: 9:14am On May 09, 2019 |
Soyinka is waaay better but Achebe knows a good story 1 Like |
Re: Wole Soyinka Replies Reno Omokri Over Chinua Achebe Being Better Than Him by BluntBoy(m): 9:15am On May 09, 2019 |
aribisala0: I would pick Cyprian Ekwensi before Achebe anytime any day. Achebe was a master storyteller, no doubt. But saying he was better than Soyinka in literature is just taking the hype too far. Literature goes beyond telling stories. It includes depth, and all. And when it comes to depth, there are many African writers that Achebe cannot even stand beside. Things Fall Apart was not even that well-written, considering that for three chapters, the story seemed to be moving in a circle. I will choose his Arrow of God over Things Fall Apart over and over again. 8 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Wole Soyinka Replies Reno Omokri Over Chinua Achebe Being Better Than Him by Ijawwomaninoyo: 9:15am On May 09, 2019 |
ALLNIGERIANSMAD: SOYINKA IS NOT ON TWITTER! IT IS A FAKE ACCOUNT! |
Re: Wole Soyinka Replies Reno Omokri Over Chinua Achebe Being Better Than Him by Nobody: 9:16am On May 09, 2019 |
nineone:Dude, kuli kuli is no food for toothless gums as Akpu is no baby formular; leave the riddle of Soyinka to your elders, Achebe will do for you. 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Wole Soyinka Replies Reno Omokri Over Chinua Achebe Being Better Than Him by TheEminentLaity: 9:18am On May 09, 2019 |
'Buhari' and 'good governance' in a sentence ![]() ![]() BuhariAdvocate: 2 Likes |
Re: Wole Soyinka Replies Reno Omokri Over Chinua Achebe Being Better Than Him by beegameh(m): 9:18am On May 09, 2019 |
Reno I gat u but u no try on dis one.... 1 Like 1 Share
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Re: Wole Soyinka Replies Reno Omokri Over Chinua Achebe Being Better Than Him by Gorillacrew: 9:19am On May 09, 2019 |
For those that understand, this is always going to be a very hoy topic for centuries to come. It is an offshoot of 'John Milton vs Shakespeare' that has been an recurrent topic for debate in the English literati circle for donkey years. No one can take a thing away from the great Prof. Chinua Achebe but its a simple truth that it wasn't Prof. Wole Soyinka that denied him the Nobel prize. It would have been glorious to have both of them winning the honor but it did not happen and that is reality. That he wasn't awarded the prize does not diminish his influence, popularity and critical acclaim any day, any time. To think that the legendary Jay Jay Okocha, arguably the most skillful player from Africa ever, was not awarded the African Footballer of the year does not mean the greatest players that ever played the game, from Pele to Karembu, does regard him with great respect. What we see is what we get. Let's just learn to celebrate our own without necessarily putting others down. 3 Likes |
Re: Wole Soyinka Replies Reno Omokri Over Chinua Achebe Being Better Than Him by SarkinYarki: 9:19am On May 09, 2019 |
ericsmith: I had no idea Soyinka was the first to win a nobel prize ooo |
Re: Wole Soyinka Replies Reno Omokri Over Chinua Achebe Being Better Than Him by colestephan86: 9:20am On May 09, 2019 |
Osagyefo98:you won't understand cos your English is very poor, thanks to your teacher . 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Wole Soyinka Replies Reno Omokri Over Chinua Achebe Being Better Than Him by bayulll011(m): 9:20am On May 09, 2019 |
SLAP44: and he will descend so low to reply low achiever who is a nonentity and unfortunate to collected lots of money and came out with MY TRANSITION. Useless people everywhere 1 Like |
Re: Wole Soyinka Replies Reno Omokri Over Chinua Achebe Being Better Than Him by FirePower1(m): 9:21am On May 09, 2019 |
StOla: Good and informed analysis, I am sure Reno will agree with you if he sees this. He was just asking a question to which I think you have given a sufficient answer. The Wole Shoyinka's response mixed with a pint of insult is understandable as he is the primary target of the poisonous nugget. 1 Like |
Re: Wole Soyinka Replies Reno Omokri Over Chinua Achebe Being Better Than Him by SarkinYarki: 9:21am On May 09, 2019 |
goslowgoslow: everyday every day some people will not allow us hear word because of one relic award one man won 30 something years ago !!!!!!!!!!! |
Re: Wole Soyinka Replies Reno Omokri Over Chinua Achebe Being Better Than Him by BABSSSOO(m): 9:24am On May 09, 2019 |
SarkinYarki:how many your papa collect? I dey wait for your answer 3 Likes |
Re: Wole Soyinka Replies Reno Omokri Over Chinua Achebe Being Better Than Him by Banter1(m): 9:26am On May 09, 2019 |
SarkinYarki:What are you saying? |
Re: Wole Soyinka Replies Reno Omokri Over Chinua Achebe Being Better Than Him by aribisala0(m): 9:26am On May 09, 2019 |
BluntBoy:The only thing Achebe has is he was the first. He is average. I do not agree that we was a master storyteller or that literature is about storytelling. He was an average storyteller. JK Rowling.James Hadley Chase,Robert Ludlum are great storytellers. That is not what literary prizes are for You are right,there are many many African writers and indeed Nigerians who are way better but he was the first and must be respected for that. As a poet he was nothing to write home about especially when we consider Christopher Okigbo,Gabriel Okara,Okogbule Wonodi etc |He should be compared with Ben Okri though and not Soyinka who is more of a playwright than a novelist . 7 Likes |
Re: Wole Soyinka Replies Reno Omokri Over Chinua Achebe Being Better Than Him by Jyde89: 9:26am On May 09, 2019 |
I'm sure the plaque or what ever Wole Soyinka was given is still somewhere in is house, Reno Oh mockery can lead some Ipob youth on an espionage mission to retrieve it and place it on Achebe's grave ![]() ![]() ![]() 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Wole Soyinka Replies Reno Omokri Over Chinua Achebe Being Better Than Him by SarkinYarki: 9:28am On May 09, 2019 |
Banter1:I am saying we are tired of hearing of Wole Soyinkas relic prize that is older than most in this forum . apart from Wole Soyinka which other Nobel literature winner do you know? |
Re: Wole Soyinka Replies Reno Omokri Over Chinua Achebe Being Better Than Him by Bridget95(f): 9:29am On May 09, 2019 |
Ijawwomaninoyo:His father is itshekiri which is a sub Yoruba ethnic group in delta state,yet he reasons above ethnic sentiments. |
Re: Wole Soyinka Replies Reno Omokri Over Chinua Achebe Being Better Than Him by LazyGold(m): 9:33am On May 09, 2019 |
SarkinYarki: Soyinka was the first African to won a Nobel Laurette 3 Likes |
Re: Wole Soyinka Replies Reno Omokri Over Chinua Achebe Being Better Than Him by abels(m): 9:35am On May 09, 2019 |
SarkinYarki:did soyinka said it's a big deal?.there's no relationship between soyinkas reply and your comment now..guy read and repost your comment Abeg you 1 Like |
Re: Wole Soyinka Replies Reno Omokri Over Chinua Achebe Being Better Than Him by tobiasbeecher: 9:36am On May 09, 2019 |
BuhariAdvocate:Bitterness and hate is your biggest problem. I wonder why you're causing a man who is 100 times better than your father. Quit the hate game, it reduces your life span |
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