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| Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by akpene: 3:51pm On Nov 13, 2008 |
Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart |
| Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by totalabi: 2:43pm On Nov 25, 2008 |
The Potters Will - Prof. Chukwuemeka Ike The Concubine - Elechi Amadi The Arrow of God How to be a Nigerian - Peter Enahoro(A Classic) |
| Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by totalabi: 2:48pm On Nov 25, 2008 |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------o orinkila i didnt know Buchi Emecheta has a new novel(slave girl) is it already in circulation |
| Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by princesa(f): 4:17pm On Nov 25, 2008 |
i love many of them cant pick on one  |
| Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by OnoEdosio(m): 12:28am On Dec 08, 2008 |
Ake:The years of childhood.By Soyinka |
| Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by smurf1(f): 9:55pm On Dec 08, 2008 |
Whatever it is Wole Shoyinka wrote I guess   |
| Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by damiso(f): 4:19pm On Dec 10, 2008 |
Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart(in short all his novels sef) Chinamanda Adichie's Half of a Yellow Sun Elechi Amadi's The Concubine Camara Laye's African Child so many others but they are plays so the above will tick the boxes in the novel genre. |
| Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by StephenP(m): 3:29am On Dec 11, 2008 |
Chinua Achebe's No Longer At Ease |
| Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by muhsin(m): 2:53pm On Dec 15, 2008 |
Cyprian Ekwensi's An African Night Entertainment |
| Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by MadMax1(f): 4:29pm On Dec 16, 2008 |
The Famished Road- Ben Okri A Man of the People- Chinua Achebe A Grain of Wheat- Ngugi Wa Thiongo Without a Silver Spoon- Eddie Iroh Pepertua and the Habit of Unhappyness- Mongo Beti |
| Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by MakT(m): 5:13pm On Dec 19, 2008 |
Swizebanzi is Dead Athorfugard is the best to me so far |
| Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by benincitys(f): 4:33pm On Dec 21, 2008 |
joys of a motherhood by bachi emecheta. the end was too sad . |
| Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by Nobody: 12:48am On Dec 22, 2008 |
A number of them,African child, Arrow of God, Things fall apart. Read one of Buchi E's books,the slave girl. Twasnt so bad. I wonder what joys of motherhood is all about. |
| Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by pope11: 3:24pm On Jan 01, 2009 |
THINGS FALL APART. Around Nigeria in 30 Days. Our Children are Coming |
| Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by fireangels(f): 10:29pm On Jan 03, 2009 |
Things fall apart Purple Hibiscus The concubine |
| Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by coi: 10:44pm On Jan 03, 2009 |
helo friends, you all need to read purple hibiscus by chimamanda adichie (the young nigerian author making waves in the world). |
| Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by fireangels(f): 11:00pm On Jan 03, 2009 |
how can i 4get Efuru dat book is a classic |
| Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by obiem(m): 3:55pm On Jan 06, 2009 |
The poster of this post made a hell of a mistake by not asking the question properly, Did he mean Your best African novel or best African play cos alot of people even the poster says Wole Soyinkas' THE LION AND THE JEWEL is his best African novel. That's ridiculous! Mine's like this- Best Afrrican novel Things Fall apart - Chinua Achebe( author of the century) The Oil man of Ogbanje- john Munonye The Beautiful Ones are not yet born - Ngugi W'thiongo Purple Hibiscus- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Mission to Kala- Mongo Beti Best African play The Interpreters- Wole Soyinka The Gods are not to blame- ola Rotimi The Marriage of Anansewa- Efua Sutherland |
| Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by obiem(m): 3:57pm On Jan 06, 2009 |
The poster of this post made a hell of a mistake by not asking the question properly, Did he mean Your best African novel or best African play cos alot of people even the poster says Wole Soyinkas' THE LION AND THE JEWEL is his best African novel. That's ridiculous! Mine's like this- Best Afrrican novel Things Fall apart - Chinua Achebe( author of the century) The Oil man of Ogbanje- john Munonye The Beautiful Ones are not yet born - Ngugi W'thiongo Purple Hibiscus- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Mission to Kala- Mongo Beti Best African play The Interpreters- Wole Soyinka The Gods are not to blame- ola Rotimi The Marriage of Anansewa- Efua Sutherland |
| Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by lollyefisi: 5:38pm On Jan 06, 2009 |
Best African Novels A man of the people - Chinua Achebe Our husband has gone mad again - Ola Rotimi Best African Plays The Lion and the Jewel - Wole Soyinka The Concubine - Elechi Amadi |
| Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by julexy(f): 9:18pm On Jan 06, 2009 |
lollyefisi, did you actually do study literature in secondary school because you just goofed. pls ask for correct classification of those your plays and novels or go back and study the course. mine are numerous but the concubine and one is enough by flora nwapa sweeps me off my feet. |
| Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by oyinda3(f): 1:51am On Jun 09, 2009 |
Ake:The Years of Childhood by Wole Soyinka has left the best impression on me so far. It's a very good read esp. if you grew up in Nigeria [img]http://prelectur.stanford.edu/lecturers/soyinka/gifs/Ake.jpg[/img] |
| Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by Sissy3(f): 7:57am On Jun 10, 2009 |
~~~~ Fate, cant remember the author but i really loved the book |
| Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by angelempy(f): 11:12pm On Dec 15, 2009 |
THE FAMISHED ROAD BY BEN OKRI LINKS OF A CHAIN BY GENYA THINGS FALL APART ARROW OF GOD AND ALL ACHEBE'S WORKS JAGUAR NANA'S DAUGHTER BY CYPRIAN EKWENSI These are my favourites but my best africna writers are genya and ekwensi. |
| Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by Ifez: 12:08am On Dec 16, 2009 |
"The Potter's Wheel" by Chukwuemeka Ike. |
| Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by jejelolatu(f): 9:36am On Dec 16, 2009 |
My best all time african novel is "The beautiful ones are not yet born" by Nguigi w'thoingi i hv read loadz of african novels and i alwaz understood them on d first read (even though i wasnt a literature student)but when i read the beautiful ones are not yet born, i didnt quite get a hang of it d 1st time, then i read it again (slowly) and voila i felt lyk i had discovered a treasure! Nguigi told more than a story in the beautiful ones are not yet born! I kinda liked jero plays, lion and d jewel and Ake by wole soyinka. Also, al the novels i read by chinua achebe were on point. More recently, half of a yellow sun by chinamanda adichie. Guess ,african writers are blessed. |
| Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by oddy4real(m): 9:46am On Dec 16, 2009 |
Things Fall Apart- Chinua A chebe No longer at ease- Chinua Achebe The old man and the medal So long a letter Scoundrels in Uniform Second chance- Nyengi Koin They are all unforgettable |
| Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by oddy4real(m): 9:50am On Dec 16, 2009 |
jejelolatu: |
| Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by jejelolatu(f): 11:42am On Dec 16, 2009 |
^^thanks a bunch. I mustnt 4gerrit again!!lol |
| Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by Kay17: 6:57pm On Dec 16, 2009 |
WEEP NOT CHILD! it was too touching. |
| Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by africhika(f): 1:06am On Dec 17, 2009 |
do they hear you when you cry half of a yellow sun quote by muhsin:« #104 on: December 15, 2008, 07:53 AM »i've been looking for the book. i liked jagua nana but i can't find his other books. |
| Re: Whats Your Best African Novel by hbabe(f): 10:50am On Dec 17, 2009 |
'The African Child' by Camara Laye remains by fav followed closely by 'Things fall apart' by Chinua Achebe. |
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