caustical:

How more retar.d.ed can U be? Igbos (indian hemps) are so dumb that whenever they wanna diss yoruba, the only thing that comes out of their mouth is palm oil. Are your brain cells made of palm oil?

Just scampered through my post in search of were the word 'YORUBA', was mentioned but i didn't see any.
But come to think of it, why did you reacted at the mention of name, "OIL".
*looks into his eyes*
Now tell me, its gonna be between only me and you, ARE YOU DRUNK WITH PALM OIL?

slimghost:

Mr OLODO, getting a Nobel prize doesn't mean you are the best in your field! ok? stop embarrassing yourself

dayokanu:

Its obvious some people here don't know what Nobel means They thought its some village "Father of internet, father of African literature, Father of African boxing, Father of African runaway cowards etc "

dayokanu:

I fully understand you. What matters more is "Father of internet, father of African literature, Father of African boxing, Father of runaway cowards etc "

Am I right?

slimghost:

And yet the same "igbo man" was given the name "Father of Modern African Literature"? Kid go and sleep, its past bed time!

slimghost:

How come the "TELEPHONE CONVERSATION" hasn't been translated into many languages of the world yet? You and Sam must be daft not to understand the message behind "things fall apart". Fortunately, the world is not as daft as you and Sam, that's why the novel was translated into more than 60 world languages. The world don't celebrate mediocrity, do they? Hatred,Jealousy and bigotry can destroy a man, especially a daft one like you.

oyb: lets get really mean

oga of frsc vs accident victim

the only nationalistic thing achebe ever did was play goebbels for biafra. he died a biafran, not a nigerian. not that he shed blood for his country. he was in relative comfort

contrast that with wole soyinka who has always been at the forefront of fighting for whats right. i mean, the man was imprisoned.

achebe was an ibo man , but Wole is a Nigerian - he even stood up for the biafran mistake.




no they think nobel prize is gordon bell prize

slimghost:

No, what matters is making record sales, reaching out to the whole wide world,Taking Africa to the world, Fighting Racism with your works, being acclaimed by the world as the best in your field from Africa. Comprehende?

slimghost:

And yet the same "igbo man" was given the name "Father of Modern African Literature"? Kid go and sleep, its past bed time!

seanet01: So translation of a literary work into many languages is your benchmark for excellence?
This people with their akpu reasoning.

bloggernaija: Personally , I read things fall apart twice,watched the mini series and took examinations based on the book. I kind of agree with Sam here. The dept and range of a typical Nobel winning work of literature is very very high and has little to do with the personality of the writer.Things fall apart simply falls short in this regard.
You only need to check out wole Soyinka poem ,"A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION" to understand what Sam is talking about. This peom is so deep that even an adult will find it hard to u dear stand without explanation. It did not win him anything

nwando:
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He died a loss to African literature and Africa in general
So says the world
Your words don't go beyond Your Nigerian tribe
Achebe spoke on world stage you are speaking on nairaland
Hahahaha
What a shame[/size]

nwando:
[size=18pt]
He died a loss to African literature and Africa in general
So says the world
Your words don't go beyond Your Nigerian tribe
Achebe spoke on world stage you are speaking on nairaland
Hahahaha
What a shame[/size]

oyb: lets get really mean

oga of frsc vs accident victim

the only nationalistic thing achebe ever did was play goebbels for biafra. he died a biafran, not a nigerian. not that he shed blood for his country. he was in relative comfort

contrast that with wole soyinka who has always been at the forefront of fighting for whats right. i mean, the man was imprisoned.

achebe was an ibo man , but Wole is a Nigerian - he even stood up for the biafran mistake.

slimghost:

You reason with your anus! Maybe you should ask your fellow bigots to explain it to you. If Soyinka's work were that fantastic, how come he is still relatively unknown? The world gave Achebe that title and not Igbos. TFA was so good it had to be translated into 60 languages of the world. Now where is the "TELEPHONE CONVERSION"? Or how do you rate an excellent work of literature? dumbo

dayokanu:

Didnt I tell you guys? Nobel doesnt matter Father of bla bla bla is what matters

Can you tell us who is the "father of [size=18pt]Ancient[/size]African literature"?

seanet01: So translation of a literary work into many languages is your benchmark for excellence?
This people with their akpu reasoning.

Cusubaba: Mumu. 98% Africans don't know who is Wole Soyinka, talkless of reading his books. But 98% Africans and world as a whole knows Chinua Achebe and ''Things Fall Apart''

Eko Ile: http://premiumtimesng.com/news/127894-popular-columnist-sam-omatseye-under-fire-over-column-on-achebe.html



Sam Omatseye, under fire over column on Achebe




I like this sam dude, he's the most fearless writer in NIGERIA, the man no dey hold prisoner at all.


Kudos....

oyb:

we are talking wole vs achebe , not oyb vs achebe

or maybe we should do oyb vs nwando, veteran troublemaker and refugee from internet mods everywhere. where has nwando spoken outside of the villae square where she was uncermoniously shut up ?

seanet01: Why do you dunce keep referring to the world?
Biafra is not the world, it was just a decimated desert.

Obi1kenobi:
Please, why would you bother translating a mediocre product into scores of languages and incorporating the mediocre works into tertiary and secondary curriculums around the world in vastly differing cultures? How does that even make sense to you?

mbulela:
why must we discuss Wole vs achebe?
Wole and Achebe have made huge contributions to the world of literature and social criticism. We have been blessed by both.

mbulela:
why must we discuss Wole vs achebe?
Wole and Achebe have made huge contributions to the world of literature and social criticism. We have been blessed by both.

Obi1kenobi:
Please, why would you bother translating a mediocre product into scores of languages and incorporating the mediocre works into tertiary and secondary curriculums around the world in vastly differing cultures? How does that even make sense to you?

dayokanu: [size=28pt]No individual 'fathered' modern African literature- Achebe[/size]

[size=18pt]http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2009/dec/02/father-modern-african-literature-achebe[/size]

While people are hell bent on giving him some bogus award, Ashebe himself had the commonsense to see the stupidity in such schemes

oyb: lets get really mean

oga of frsc vs accident victim

the only nationalistic thing achebe ever did was play goebbels for biafra. he died a biafran, not a nigerian. not that he shed blood for his country. he was in relative comfort all through the war, like the rest of the biafran high command.
all these noisemakers are lucky they weren't around then, they'd have been starving outside achebe's swanky quarters while the man gorged himself

contrast that with wole soyinka who has always been at the forefront of fighting for whats right. i mean, the man was imprisoned.

achebe was an ibo man , but Wole is a Nigerian - he even stood up for the biafran mistake.




no they think nobel prize is gordon bell prize

seanet01: Arrant Nonsense!
Things fall apart in one aspect did promote racism or you never know?
Did you read the Osu stuff in that crap called things fall apart?