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Re: Chinua Achebe: An Icon Beyond Nobel Laureate Award by 912(m): 7:34am On Nov 16, 2019 |
So na which award he come deserve na? Since he is beyond the highest literary award Chai...I laugh in Swahili 19 Likes 2 Shares
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Re: Chinua Achebe: An Icon Beyond Nobel Laureate Award by YorubaAmaka(m): 7:35am On Nov 16, 2019 |
I give it to him 1 Like |
Re: Chinua Achebe: An Icon Beyond Nobel Laureate Award by kevotek1000(m): 7:36am On Nov 16, 2019 |
I love his literary works... Chinua Achibe lives on... 1 Like |
Re: Chinua Achebe: An Icon Beyond Nobel Laureate Award by Olaolex: 7:37am On Nov 16, 2019 |
Twofoursix:space booker noted! �� |
Re: Chinua Achebe: An Icon Beyond Nobel Laureate Award by Ndipe(m): 7:38am On Nov 16, 2019 |
emapeteum: No, it is not ridiculous. Stop making the Nobel Prize as the greatest award ever, there is no yardstick in measuring its prestige no matter what. It is just an award. Or would you say that because Achebe never won the Nobel, he wasnt as good of a writer as those who won? 1 Like |
Re: Chinua Achebe: An Icon Beyond Nobel Laureate Award by StaffofOrayan(m): 7:39am On Nov 16, 2019 |
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Re: Chinua Achebe: An Icon Beyond Nobel Laureate Award by makinson2865: 7:46am On Nov 16, 2019 |
these fifu with chest beating, must u indirectly compare achebe and wole in your write up? Igbo n dea inferiority complex. 18 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Chinua Achebe: An Icon Beyond Nobel Laureate Award by Paulo3ree(m): 7:51am On Nov 16, 2019 |
munchi:You're very right. But eeh, animal farm is a great book too |
Re: Chinua Achebe: An Icon Beyond Nobel Laureate Award by munchi(m): 7:55am On Nov 16, 2019 |
Paulo3ree: Yeah but half of a yellow sun is explaining our culture more than all Animals are equal lol |
Re: Chinua Achebe: An Icon Beyond Nobel Laureate Award by Seniormanfeyyie(m): 7:57am On Nov 16, 2019 |
Achebe is extremely good but Mr poster let me educate you. Chinualumogu Achebe has strength in the area of prose while wole Soyinka does drama,prose and poetry. The three areas are the core areas of literature and that's why wole Soyinka is still rated higher than him. Case closed. 23 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Chinua Achebe: An Icon Beyond Nobel Laureate Award by wrose(m): 8:05am On Nov 16, 2019 |
The real GOAT! |
Re: Chinua Achebe: An Icon Beyond Nobel Laureate Award by Nobody: 8:07am On Nov 16, 2019 |
Lol. If Chinua Achebe had gotten the Nobel prize for literature before he died I'm sure the op and those that think like him will never disparage the Nobel prize. Its just like the story of the fox and the sour grape. A very hungry fox saw a bunch of ripe and tantalizing grapes hanging from a branch and it looked like he could jump and eat them. Despite the fact that he was very hungry, no matter how high the fox jumped, he could not reach the grapes. So, tired and frustrated, and even hungrier, he hissed and muttered to himself as he left, "those grapes are even sour. Why am I bothering myself". Chinua Achebe and fans = the fox. Nobel prize for literature = sour grapes. 18 Likes |
Re: Chinua Achebe: An Icon Beyond Nobel Laureate Award by Makuos19: 8:07am On Nov 16, 2019 |
Seniormanfeyyie:So how is Wole Soyinka rated higher than him
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Re: Chinua Achebe: An Icon Beyond Nobel Laureate Award by Paulo3ree(m): 8:09am On Nov 16, 2019 |
munchi:Animal farm cuts across culture, in fact animal farm is culture on its own. It helps you be on the know of various human traits, importance of having a common force and so on 1 Like |
Re: Chinua Achebe: An Icon Beyond Nobel Laureate Award by AkwalaIke1: 8:14am On Nov 16, 2019 |
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Re: Chinua Achebe: An Icon Beyond Nobel Laureate Award by LZAA: 8:15am On Nov 16, 2019 |
Fadomero:Shatap
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Re: Chinua Achebe: An Icon Beyond Nobel Laureate Award by LZAA: 8:16am On Nov 16, 2019 |
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Re: Chinua Achebe: An Icon Beyond Nobel Laureate Award by munchi(m): 8:17am On Nov 16, 2019 |
Paulo3ree: The British greed doesn’t relate to the common Nigerian cultural problem .....haven’t you noticed the average Lagos or Abuja kid can’t speak her local dialect ? Our culture is going away that’s why our local masquerade is evil but Halloween is swag ....we need our culture back in any way possible .... Which indomie generation kid knows about oduduwa or ofor? |
Re: Chinua Achebe: An Icon Beyond Nobel Laureate Award by Nobody: 8:24am On Nov 16, 2019 |
munchi: Really? You mean you actually read the Animal Farm by George Orwell and you couldn't find a comparison in the book with Nigeria's current situation? I am very sure you've never read that book before. 3 Likes |
Re: Chinua Achebe: An Icon Beyond Nobel Laureate Award by madridsta007(m): 8:25am On Nov 16, 2019 |
Fadomero: Wole Soyinka the Buharist. Achebe would have NEVER jettisoned his character for whatever crumbs the government of the day throws at him. NEVER. Values, character and principle is what makes the Igbo man revered and disdained by his countrymen. You would have thought that these were honourable attributes. 1 Like |
Re: Chinua Achebe: An Icon Beyond Nobel Laureate Award by Greenback: 8:29am On Nov 16, 2019 |
LZAA: And fill the whole place with nitrogenous ewedu and sulphuric gbegiri amonia gas 3 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Chinua Achebe: An Icon Beyond Nobel Laureate Award by Enemyofpeace: 8:34am On Nov 16, 2019 |
Rubbish na jealousy go kill una 8 Likes |
Re: Chinua Achebe: An Icon Beyond Nobel Laureate Award by Enemyofpeace: 8:36am On Nov 16, 2019 |
912:no mind them, na jealousy dey worry rhem 5 Likes |
Re: Chinua Achebe: An Icon Beyond Nobel Laureate Award by LZAA: 8:40am On Nov 16, 2019 |
Greenback: 1 Like 1 Share
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Re: Chinua Achebe: An Icon Beyond Nobel Laureate Award by kokomilala(m): 8:43am On Nov 16, 2019 |
I think we should just stop politicising the Nobel Prize. Yes, Achebe didn't win it, but it didn't diminish his status as a literary giant. Achebe changed the wrong perception of the West about Africa.His iconic Things Fall Apart was a reaction to Joyce Carey's Mister Johnson and Joseph Conrad's The Heart of Darkness. Things Fall Apart is the greatest African novel ever.It's also on the list of the 100 greatest novels ever written in English language. And talk of the 10 best English novels of all time,it's also on the list.Not quite long,the British public voted it as the 5th greatest novel written in English language. I'm a Yoruba and I love Soyinka style of writing, but when it comes to prose narrative, set forth in a compelling and moving fashion, it's got to be Achebe in Africa and elsewhere. Not many tell stories like him. 10 Likes |
Re: Chinua Achebe: An Icon Beyond Nobel Laureate Award by Crixxx: 8:49am On Nov 16, 2019 |
Chinua Achebe is greater than Wole any time any day.. The European only favoured Sole just to spite China based on how deep and true his stories were.. Corruption began with the British. 5 Likes |
Re: Chinua Achebe: An Icon Beyond Nobel Laureate Award by AfroKnight: 8:50am On Nov 16, 2019 |
Why you have to mention the Nobel prize is baffling. We know he is a good storyteller and poet. That’s undeniable. Inferiority complex 7 Likes |
Re: Chinua Achebe: An Icon Beyond Nobel Laureate Award by IvarTheBoneless: 8:55am On Nov 16, 2019 |
Crixxx: e pain am. 13 Likes 3 Shares
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Re: Chinua Achebe: An Icon Beyond Nobel Laureate Award by MoIbrahim: 9:07am On Nov 16, 2019 |
This Nobel Laureate matter sha Guys, Chinua Achebe was a great man. Concentrate on the prizes he won. 4 Likes |
Re: Chinua Achebe: An Icon Beyond Nobel Laureate Award by Nobody: 9:12am On Nov 16, 2019 |
His by far Nigeria's if not Africa's GOAT. I've always wondered why he never won the award too but am pretty sure is got to do with politics...... Loved his novels with the likes of Elechi Amadi, Cyprian Ekwensi, Chukwuemeka Ike etc they're my favorite writers no books today can compare to theirs 1 Like 1 Share |
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