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Re: Which African Writer Wrote Better Than Chinua Achebe? by nigeriancritic1(m): 11:57am On May 06, 2016 |
fabre4:Soyinka won the nobel prize and got professorial chair in the west, achebe only won MAN-BOOKER prize and other lesser known awards. |
Re: Which African Writer Wrote Better Than Chinua Achebe? by MissBN(f): 12:05pm On May 06, 2016 |
Its Davidflo- (The Devil who loved me).
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Chikena. |
Re: Which African Writer Wrote Better Than Chinua Achebe? by Bitterleafsoup: 2:19pm On May 06, 2016 |
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Re: Which African Writer Wrote Better Than Chinua Achebe? by Samakus(m): 2:24pm On May 06, 2016 |
Introducing, the next literary colossus after Achebe! I see him becoming even better than Achebe. Admittedly, his genre of writing is quite identical to Achebe's. He's also a great story teller like Achebe. Check out Fidelis Obiora Orace's maiden novel, "CHASED INTO HIS DESTINY". #Available_only_on_order
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Re: Which African Writer Wrote Better Than Chinua Achebe? by GloriaNinja(f): 2:26pm On May 06, 2016 |
I will be better than him in the future, am a good writer too. |
Re: Which African Writer Wrote Better Than Chinua Achebe? by ambitiousLord(m): 2:37pm On May 06, 2016 |
Daniel Olorunfemi Fagunwa |
Re: Which African Writer Wrote Better Than Chinua Achebe? by Sunsets: 2:41pm On May 06, 2016 |
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Re: Which African Writer Wrote Better Than Chinua Achebe? by fabre4: 3:27pm On May 06, 2016 |
nigeriancritic1: And you think Chinua Achebe didn't deserve this prizes right |
Re: Which African Writer Wrote Better Than Chinua Achebe? by nigeriancritic1(m): 3:29pm On May 06, 2016 |
fabre4:Yes, he was just a good storyteller. |
Re: Which African Writer Wrote Better Than Chinua Achebe? by fabre4: 3:51pm On May 06, 2016 |
nigeriancritic1: everyone is entitled to his own opinion but some opinions matter while others don't. What surprises Me Mr is why you spend so much time castigating and destroying somebody's legacy when you have none as long as literature is concerned not as though your opinion counts. wole is best at what he does and so is Achebe please let sleeping dogs lie and dont be like those Achebe or wole Soyinka fan that confine literature to Nobel prize |
Re: Which African Writer Wrote Better Than Chinua Achebe? by kawkab: 3:55pm On May 06, 2016 |
RetroBoy: Thank you my brother for your post. It is futile making direct comparison between authors when their genres and background and plots are not the same. Adding to your list above is is The Last Duty and The Victims by Isidore Okpewho (a great write that rarely spoken of) also the works of Bode Sowande and Femi Osofisan. |
Re: Which African Writer Wrote Better Than Chinua Achebe? by omonnakoda: 6:04pm On May 06, 2016 |
Depends on your perspective it is like saying which food is better? Though I suspect the OP is only trying to be provocative. I do not understand why Chinua Achebe is the one to benchmark. Chinua Achebe's Thing fall Apart was written at a time when there was( in the West) no knowledge of African writing. There is a very important question many do not consider should a "Good" African writer be "Good" writing in his own language or in the language of his erstwhile colonizers. Do African writers need the imprimatur of their colonizers.I suspect this question might be too deep for many but for me there is little pride writing in another's language while you watch your own language strangulated to death and extinction. Back to subject ,Achebe's claim to fame is Thing's fall Apart which I consider as a VHS in comparison to the digital era. If it was written today(no one would notice) it is quite ordinary, academically is a high school level work and is probably not his best or most mature work. Personally I consider Ben Okri to be miles ahead of Achebe not only in terms of material covered and mastery of prose but also intellectual and spiritual depth and range. Ngugi has addressed the question of African language writing and has put his writing where his mouth is. One thing Achebe did very well was transcribing native Igbo wisdom into English much of which he cannot claim ownership of. We must not forget that many African societies were illiterate and so their "literature" was largely oral and is indeed a commonwealth. Achebe showcased Igbo commonwealth,true, but much of it is not really Achebe's but the Igbo's it would be unfair to accuse another Igbo person using many of Achebe's proverbs of plagiarism because they are not his really There cannot truly be a "Good" African writer if he is not writing in African language(s) that is my take |
Re: Which African Writer Wrote Better Than Chinua Achebe? by PrettySpicey(f): 7:37pm On May 06, 2016 |
JeffreyJamez: Whilst you're thinking this is an honour, I, in fact, consider Prof. Chinua Achebe a legendary writer/author. Forever he stands out to me. |
Re: Which African Writer Wrote Better Than Chinua Achebe? by JeffreyJamez(m): 7:50pm On May 06, 2016 |
PrettySpicey: Bubble Burster Well me don't see anything special o. |
Re: Which African Writer Wrote Better Than Chinua Achebe? by Nobody: 11:43pm On May 06, 2016 |
D O fagunwaD O fagunwaD O fagunwa |
Re: Which African Writer Wrote Better Than Chinua Achebe? by PrettySpicey(f): 9:24am On May 07, 2016 |
JeffreyJamez: @ bubble burster. |
Re: Which African Writer Wrote Better Than Chinua Achebe? by nigeriancritic1(m): 12:12pm On May 07, 2016 |
fabre4:evidently you have accepted my position. i'm contented |
Re: Which African Writer Wrote Better Than Chinua Achebe? by fabre4: 1:12pm On May 07, 2016 |
nigeriancritic1: I did not accept your position I only stated that you are entitled to your opinion |
Re: Which African Writer Wrote Better Than Chinua Achebe? by CoolAmbience(m): 5:29pm On May 10, 2016 |
BuddhaPalm: Lol. |
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Re: Which African Writer Wrote Better Than Chinua Achebe? by calliope(f): 9:36pm On Jun 25, 2016 |
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