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Re: Between Chinua Achebe And Wole Soyinka, Who Has More Global Coverage ? by dayokanu(m): 9:57pm On Nov 20, 2011 |
Global coverage that cant even win a Nobel? 25yrs after Wole Soyinka won his own, Achebe cant even get close. What a shame. 1 Like |
Re: Between Chinua Achebe And Wole Soyinka, Who Has More Global Coverage ? by ezeagu(m): 9:58pm On Nov 20, 2011 |
Eko Ile: Reeled in like a flapping fish. Any surprises? dayokanu: What a shame he's on the 100 best selling books. I'm sure he can console himself for not getting that lilly white prize when he looks at his bank. |
Re: Between Chinua Achebe And Wole Soyinka, Who Has More Global Coverage ? by chino11(m): 10:17pm On Nov 20, 2011 |
dayokanu: You live so much in mad plain. noble prize nonsense, why did the Forbes rated Achebe the most influential icon out of Africa, even the ordinary Drogba a footballer is ahead of your Soyenka. Achebe's remains the only African in his own class and league, even Soyenka is not anywhere close to being his match. Today Achebe has affected more lives across the world with his literary works, has your Soyenka come any close. Achebe's Things Fall Apart, has been translated into over 150 languages of the world because of its relevance and importance to the academic world, has any of Soyenka's book crossed River Niger into Onitsha or Nigeria border not to talk of the world stage. |
Re: Between Chinua Achebe And Wole Soyinka, Who Has More Global Coverage ? by dayokanu(m): 10:28pm On Nov 20, 2011 |
But Achebe cant even win a Nobel? I am sure Wale Adenuga who writes Ikebe Super and Lolly would win Nobel before Archebe 1 Like |
Re: Between Chinua Achebe And Wole Soyinka, Who Has More Global Coverage ? by aljharem3: 10:29pm On Nov 20, 2011 |
SILLY THREAD Onlytruth: I concur. don't forget Gen Vatsa |
Re: Between Chinua Achebe And Wole Soyinka, Who Has More Global Coverage ? by Nobody: 10:33pm On Nov 20, 2011 |
dayokanu: LOL 1 Like |
Re: Between Chinua Achebe And Wole Soyinka, Who Has More Global Coverage ? by AndreUweh(m): 10:48pm On Nov 20, 2011 |
dayokanu:please maintain Achebe at all time. |
Re: Between Chinua Achebe And Wole Soyinka, Who Has More Global Coverage ? by EkoIle1: 11:02pm On Nov 20, 2011 |
ezeagu: Olodo. STFU. Thel altimate celebration , recognition and prestige for an actor is to be awarded an oscar, a musician a grammy, a lit writer a Nobel, not sales or money. Decades later, achebe is yet to be recognized and celebrated with the highest lit honor in the world, no lit honor or prestige. Achebe might want to go take lesson from Soyinka. These ibo people sabi make pesin laugh, momey money is everything, no wonder you people kill and kidnnap yourselves for money, 1 Like |
Re: Between Chinua Achebe And Wole Soyinka, Who Has More Global Coverage ? by AndreUweh(m): 11:22pm On Nov 20, 2011 |
^^^Baba-tribalism, this thread belongs to the education section, isn't it?. |
Re: Between Chinua Achebe And Wole Soyinka, Who Has More Global Coverage ? by EkoIle1: 11:41pm On Nov 20, 2011 |
Andre Uweh: Ode. Na ya brother wey start the re tarded thread be the tribalist? Shebi we dey warn you clowns to stop starting these dumb threads. Since you no gree listen, we'll finish it for you. 1 Like |
Re: Between Chinua Achebe And Wole Soyinka, Who Has More Global Coverage ? by AndreUweh(m): 11:47pm On Nov 20, 2011 |
Eko Ile:Ikwikwi apiri api, you didn't answer my question. |
Re: Between Chinua Achebe And Wole Soyinka, Who Has More Global Coverage ? by EkoIle1: 12:03am On Nov 21, 2011 |
Andre Uweh: I be mod? Stop asking me dumb questions. Your dumb kinfolk the OP didn't know his way to that forum before starting the silly thread. Bugg off please. 1 Like |
Re: Between Chinua Achebe And Wole Soyinka, Who Has More Global Coverage ? by ezeagu(m): 12:10am On Nov 21, 2011 |
Eko Ile: Ah, here he comes, nzogbu, nzogbu. Empty drum. Ikenga awards > Scandi-polito-aristo awards, okay? Yes, money is everything, and if it wasn't you wouldn't be nairalands deeply fried political job-mens hype man. No one gives a shit about what white people gave a black man in some white country under white mans rules, just like no one gives a shit what you can do with western strength under western orders, get it? Mazi Chinua Achebe is getting his top 100 books on, and you're telling me what they're saying is Scandinavia. He who says he doesn't like money, ya ke ya. |
Re: Between Chinua Achebe And Wole Soyinka, Who Has More Global Coverage ? by ezeagu(m): 12:11am On Nov 21, 2011 |
Eko Ile: The only thing you're finishing is some politicians boots. |
Re: Between Chinua Achebe And Wole Soyinka, Who Has More Global Coverage ? by EkoIle1: 12:22am On Nov 21, 2011 |
ezeagu: Try borrow some brain and get back at me, may be I'll give you a minute. |
Re: Between Chinua Achebe And Wole Soyinka, Who Has More Global Coverage ? by Areosapien(m): 12:26am On Nov 21, 2011 |
Dude, listen to yourself !!! Has You are actually wasting your time with that damn nutcase? You need to see the amount of bile and raging fiery hate that moroonic imbeciile harbors for EVEN IGBOS of Imo and Abia, to really understand the amount of pointless blind stupiiidity that has engulfed his wretched mind. His case is far beyond mere cyber-tribalism-for-laughs. His is REAL psychotic bitterness! Oh, and before I forget, his other numerous screennames include Ohaneze1 and Igbo Amaka, so watch out for that priiick whenever he tries to masquerade himself in different scrotal sacks. 1 Like |
Re: Between Chinua Achebe And Wole Soyinka, Who Has More Global Coverage ? by Areosapien(m): 12:34am On Nov 21, 2011 |
And here's a thread where he got properly owned! nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-336779.352.html LOL! We really destroyed him there when he tried to look down on Abians because of their current demented leader, forgetting no condition is permanent. The loser wanted to claim some fake superiority ish, only to end up digging himself into a shyythole |
Re: Between Chinua Achebe And Wole Soyinka, Who Has More Global Coverage ? by BCuZiMBlaCk(m): 10:04am On Nov 21, 2011 |
Lolz |
Re: Between Chinua Achebe And Wole Soyinka, Who Has More Global Coverage ? by Okijajuju1(m): 10:08am On Nov 21, 2011 |
No ofe Mmanu person can be better than an Igbo man. Moreover, Wole Soyinka is also a cultist. 1 Like |
Re: Between Chinua Achebe And Wole Soyinka, Who Has More Global Coverage ? by Nobody: 10:09am On Nov 21, 2011 |
*Smh* @ thread. Both men in addition to Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, rank on my list of top three Nigerians. @Ileke, Soyinka's poems and Achebe's books are boring??!! |
Re: Between Chinua Achebe And Wole Soyinka, Who Has More Global Coverage ? by Okijajuju1(m): 10:24am On Nov 21, 2011 |
moroh: Please dont call Chinua Achebes name in the same sentence with a cultist and an Egbo smoker. |
Re: Between Chinua Achebe And Wole Soyinka, Who Has More Global Coverage ? by chino11(m): 10:29am On Nov 21, 2011 |
@Areosapien, whenever your ready I will make an opening to do your Industry Training in my office. Your problem is idleness. How can you call up innocent members of NL and say that their IDs belongs to me. Whenever you are ready for help I will give you personally my contacts @ Udoka Estates, Awka. |
Re: Between Chinua Achebe And Wole Soyinka, Who Has More Global Coverage ? by Basics007: 10:37am On Nov 21, 2011 |
What exactly is the purpose of this thread? It will just degenerate into another tribal bitchfest. Let's just celebrate them pls |
Re: Between Chinua Achebe And Wole Soyinka, Who Has More Global Coverage ? by chino11(m): 10:38am On Nov 21, 2011 |
@Areosapien, Your problem is idleness, whenever your ready I will make an opening for you to do your Industry Training in my office. How can you call up innocent members of NL and say that their IDs belongs to me. Whenever you are ready for help I will give you personally my contacts @ Udoka Estates, Awka. I assure you of good remuneration for you recover from your broken life. |
Re: Between Chinua Achebe And Wole Soyinka, Who Has More Global Coverage ? by Afam4eva(m): 10:45am On Nov 21, 2011 |
I thought this topic or something similar has been trashed out before on this forum. You don't need a soothsayer to tell you before you know that Chinua Achebe is the most respected Nigerian throught the world. That does not mean one is better than the other because it's relative. I wonder if we would have had this comparison had Achebe and Soyinka been from the same ethnicity. |
Re: Between Chinua Achebe And Wole Soyinka, Who Has More Global Coverage ? by oddy4real(m): 10:57am On Nov 21, 2011 |
I am Yoruba but sentiments apart, Achebe is the best literary giant to ever come out of Africa. The theme in Achebe's best novel 'things fall apart' is Anti-white and you don't expect those same set of peeps to give a nobel prize. Achebe's book clocked 50 years and it was celebrated by a major Universities in the world including Harvard. At Oxford University, it was revealed that things fall apart is the 5th most popular book in that school. Res ipsa loquitor |
Re: Between Chinua Achebe And Wole Soyinka, Who Has More Global Coverage ? by UyiIredia(m): 11:33am On Nov 21, 2011 |
they are both okay but I have a bias for Soyinka. He's the one with the Nobel prize. 1 Like |
Re: Between Chinua Achebe And Wole Soyinka, Who Has More Global Coverage ? by swintiney: 11:38am On Nov 21, 2011 |
I see 90% of Nigeria's problem reflecting here, we abandon the critical issues for irrelevant things. We don't have to always compare them in order to prove their worth! We can learn from their lives and become better first as an individual, then as a nation! These are the two most excellent Nigerians of all times with their various aspects of global influence. I am proud to be a Nigerian because of them. To the initiator of this topic, would you say you did not know you were about causing something stupid knowing that Nigerians are likely to tilt towards tribalism? What do you expect, that soonest we will start bad mouthing each other with the Ibos calling the Yorubas names and vice versa. I have carefully X-rayed the duo, they had same educational foundation (of those old good days when our education was well valued over those of the UK & US) from the same university around the same period, what this should remind any agent of change is that we need an educational revolution back to the prestige of those good old days. How many Nigerians can speak good english like the duo today? Do we say minority or majority? How many Nigerians have their level of integrity? What value will comparing them add to our present situaton? How do we tackle corruption without being selfish or tribal? How do we salvage this country from this great political and economic tribulation melted on us by our politicians? Do you have power to run your business? Is your certificate fully accepted even in your country? Does your vote count? Have you actually had a balanced meal this morning? Can your parents enjoy their old age without your input? How many bills passed by the senate touched your life since 1999? What percentage of Nigeria's budget touched your life since 1999? Can you prevent a terrorist plane from crashing into your country's defence H/Q or Aso rock like the Americans did for Pentagon? How many Nigerians are poets? How many Nigerians are even writers? Who are you today and what are you hoping to become tommorrow? Instead of allowing these rare gems (Soyinka & Achebe) divide us, why not use them as yardstick to measure our national deviation. I expect us to weep for our country and refuse evil leaders whos worth could only be reconciled to corruption. They pretend loving Nigeria and therefore would die for political offices whereas in real terms they are after money and political influence. I see Nairaland as a forum of national unity and will be proud of a new Nigeria initiating its course through this forum. Let's be Nigerians for the sake of Nigeria. Let's not propagate the silent fact; that the only reason why Nigeria has not splitted is not that we love each other as ethnic nationalities but that corruption has formed a vehicle for our leaders to understand themselves and bind us together through it. I love Nigeria, i love Nairaland! 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Between Chinua Achebe And Wole Soyinka, Who Has More Global Coverage ? by Areosapien(m): 11:44am On Nov 21, 2011 |
chino11: LMAO! Your 'office'? Yeah, by 'office', I'm sure you're refering to your mom's cold, murky basement, where you sit your bony asss in front of Nairaland to strike the keyboard with your leprous fingers. I bet you didn't see it coming that I'd expose you and your shameless IDs, you hopeless idle wretch. And how can you be lying about having a job at Udoka when you can't even pass WAEC? Who do you think you're fooling? So I'll give you one last warning, my hopelessly dull 'tribesman' - If you don't want your arse getting exposed on the internet again, then you best learn how to clean up on your act. Smell you later, alligator. |
Re: Between Chinua Achebe And Wole Soyinka, Who Has More Global Coverage ? by IykeD(m): 11:51am On Nov 21, 2011 |
Of course it is Achebe, he is known all over the globe. |
Re: Between Chinua Achebe And Wole Soyinka, Who Has More Global Coverage ? by demoore1(m): 12:06pm On Nov 21, 2011 |
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Re: Between Chinua Achebe And Wole Soyinka, Who Has More Global Coverage ? by Diligence: 12:14pm On Nov 21, 2011 |
who is soyinka? an ex convict? where are his children, or is it the nobel whateva that was given to the wrong candidate - the world knows that soyinka getting that prize is nothing but robbing peter to pay paul. pls stop insultg authorities, as far as literary world is concerned, soyinka is a nobody; achebe has it all! |
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