Man of the people. He is a rare gem. Adieu Papa

Sad day for our nation, we have lost one of the greatest intellectual minds to ever emerge from Nigeria. RIP

The master storyteller RIP

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author=Salligreen]

U left 9ja to read Chinua Achebe's book in India!...India...Achebe will
be perplexed to see you use the word 'syllables' instead of 'Syllabus'
sha.[/quote] lwkmd. RIP to a great african.

R I P BRO...U R A LEGEND

I wept last when i lost my Dad, Ur demise brought tears once more to my eyes. Adieu a great literary IROKO!

Am speechless...can we ever find an equal replacement? May God grant you rest from the battles of life cos even the British couldn't hold you down at the age of 28. I pledge to strive to make an impact in the world akin to yours before I depart. Adieu to the Icon!!

To the Poster above, tell me you are Okey Ndibe. My pleasant regards.

Proudly Biafran...like I am



Una go ban me?

RIP, tell awo to his face and in frnt of the Devil/God dat he lied and committed genocide...slap him so hard dat dey gonna need angels/demons (notice d plural) to restrain him frm retaliating

alaoeri: Pls save my ignorance who's Achebe & wetin he do for Nigeria?

Where went you, when the teacher was in the class? You were at the food vendor's stand eating lthe head of fried fish. Shame on you. Lol!

holly-pagan:
one mumu is asking question can someone help me to answer him

YOU TWO ARE MUMU'S

holly-pagan:
one mumu is asking question can someone help me to answer him

YOU TWO ARE MUMU'S

He internationalized TRIBALISM

Sometimes life goes bleak,
The sun goes down;
Ur energies sit low
And you can't speak..

The whole nation is pushed to the wall,
When a genius dies;
Shocked with tears, and sighs,
Shivers run cold in all.

KINGwax: Mtcheeeew!
One of the things he failed to achieve was to start another civil war by trying to make his fictional writing real in: there was a country!

OMODE must you comment

Gombs: Proudly Biafran...like I am



Una go ban me?

RIP, tell awo to his face and in frnt of the Devil/God dat he lied and committed genocide...slap him so hard dat dey gonna need angels/demons (notice d plural) to restrain him frm retaliating

HAHHAHAHAHA!

THEY WONT NEED ANYONE TO RESTRAIN HIM COS HE AINT GOT THE STONES TO RETALIATE . HE WILL JUST RUN AWAY... OR BETTER YET HE WILL BE RAKING AND RANTING

'Morning Yet On Creation Day'... One of the best piece I've read so far, and still have in my Library...

Rest In Peace Albert Chinualumogu Achebe.

To live in the hearts of those we love is not to die...

dayokanu: He renewed tribalism in Nigeria from his most recent book there was a country

imbe

No matter how some try to insult and throw punches, it won't change the FACT, he's a recognized ICON, a man who stood by his true words, a GREAT MAN with integrity. His name is forever archived in the WORLD BOOK RECORDS OF GREAT MEN.

PHIPEX: Am speechless...can we ever find an equal replacement? May God grant you rest from the battles of life cos even the British couldn't hold you down at the age of 28. I pledge to strive to make an impact in the world akin to yours before I depart. Adieu to the Icon!!


To the Poster above, tell me you are Okey Ndibe. My pleasant regards.

Okey Ndibe is my uncle. Am from awka

The man who told the truth before he died, holding nothing against his conscience.
[size=16pt]Rest in Paradise Sir[/size]

The same man they are insulting gave out his daughter to a yoruba man, Wole soyinka was his best friend, he grew up in lagos. He never hated Yorubas, he wrote his "personal encounter of the war" If u dont like his book, write urs.

Adieu Sir!

TRIBUTE TO A RARE GEM
Albert Chinualumogu Achebe:
When you came into the world in November 16, 1930 you were a gift to your parents who saw in you 'A MAN OF THE PEOPLE' even though the country was going through a transition then, the 'ARROW OF GOD' led you.
You were not born with a silver spoon; your parents house could be compared to 'ANTHILLS OF SAVANNAH' that is why you often wonder 'HOW THE LEOPARD GOT ITS CLAWS'
'MORNING YET ON CREATION DAY' led to the story 'THERE WAS A COUNTRY' but no sooner had the country come than 'THINGS FALL APART'
You cried for your dear country, with 'HOPE AND IMPEDIMENTS' wrote many books to correct societal ills through your satiric works; the message was clear but still the question 'THE TROUBLE WITH NIGERIA' kept rearing its ugly head.
To your eastern brethren you have often asked when will there be 'CHRISTMAS IN BIAFRA' but for the sake of unity you have always warned 'BEWARE, SOUL BROTHER' and so it was that you passed on when we needed you the most; we will console the world through your many 'POEMS' to remind us of March 22, 2013. ADIEU PROFESSOR.

So so sad. His book, Things Fall Apart, made me to actually develop interest in reading....back then in JSS 2. RIP Chinua. Anambra mourns, Nigeria sourns, the world mourns.

Achebe will definitely remain great to those. Of us who read and loved his works. Adieu great man

He emptied himself. R.I.P.

Yoruba_Omoge: He internationalized TRIBALISM

This thread is about a legend Achebe and not ex convict awolowo. Send your post to the appropraiate thread

" ...the drums beat, the flutes sang , the spectators held their breath. Amalinze was a wily craftsman but Okonkwo was as slippery as a fish in water. Every nerve and every muscle stood out on their arms and on their backs and on their thighs.and one almost heard them stretch to breaking point.in the end Okonkwo threw the cat ........"

Adios Prof.

All I hear is chinua achebe everywhere! Who is he pls? And what is tins fall apart?

dayokanu: He renewed tribalism in Nigeria from his most recent book there was a country

what did he say in that book THERE WAS A COUNTRY that did not happen? truth is bitter but most be told, RIP the great man

50calibre: Sad day for our nation, we have lost one of the greatest intellectual minds to ever emerge from Nigeria. RIP

speak for urself eediot.
Sad day for u n ur family, not for me.
I hate dat man, he is a bigot!!!

aryzgreat: The same man they are insulting gave out his daughter to a yoruba man, Wole soyinka was his best friend, he grew up in lagos. He never hated Yorubas, he wrote his "personal encounter of the war" If u dont like his book, write urs.

Adieu Sir!

See, u dont owe anybody/group some explanation based on Chinua Achebe. U dont need to prove to anybody that telling the truth to the world shouldnt mean tribalism, whether he gave out all his daughters to dem or actually refused to do so is nobody's biz.
Even @ dat, The pogroms that led to the war was tribalistic hence its discussion should also be tribalistic. Haters should go and drink rat poison like one of their own did.
RIP to Africa's foremost and most recognised writer

Can the admin of this forum move this thrash to the literature and the book section.....

what has this got to do with politics section?



This is not a national loss..this is a lost to his tribesmen....