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Re: Chimamanda Adichie Names The 4 Writers That Changed Her Destiny by germaphobe(m): 7:37am On Jan 28, 2019 |
BluntBoy:mr man according to PearlStreet you know nothing too. Don't drag my lazy ass here again, dem men done live their live to the full, me i'm still trying to make my own. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Names The 4 Writers That Changed Her Destiny by RTSC: 8:05am On Jan 28, 2019 |
kolaxed98:Chinua Achebe is regarded as the father of African literature. His books are the most translated books in Africa. Soyinka will never have that kind of legacy. 2 Likes |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Names The 4 Writers That Changed Her Destiny by RTSC: 8:12am On Jan 28, 2019 |
Ezniteadin:How did she limit excellence to her tribe, you inferiority complex bigot? She listed the books that touched her, and also claimed igboland has produced great writers which is a fact. How does the above statement limit excellence to her tribe? If I claim my child is brilliant, does that mean others are not brilliant. Chinua Achebe's book is the most translated book in Africa, and is in used in college and high school education in many parts.of the world. Maybe, you are not wrong. Igboland is the custodian of excellence. 4 Likes |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Names The 4 Writers That Changed Her Destiny by odomanis: 8:25am On Jan 28, 2019 |
kolaxed98: She mentioned those that inspired and influenced her,is it not her's to say? Maybe she wasnt opportuned to read Wole Shiyinka. Please let us stop these endless division that does us no good. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Names The 4 Writers That Changed Her Destiny by wwwmaster: 9:09am On Jan 28, 2019 |
texazzpete:The compression issues here is of your makings, stop whining and face the fact. The above listed legendary writers influenced Chimamanda's writing style and you are the person that brought Igbo here not me. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Names The 4 Writers That Changed Her Destiny by naturefellow(m): 9:12am On Jan 28, 2019 |
Kellibae:what nonsense you're posting this early morning...
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Re: Chimamanda Adichie Names The 4 Writers That Changed Her Destiny by wackpoet(m): 9:35am On Jan 28, 2019 |
PearlStreet:I think the problem here is comprehension. She was at an Igbo cultural event. She was speaking on her writing influences that are Igbo. She was stating her opinion. You are a bigot. 1 Like |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Names The 4 Writers That Changed Her Destiny by tollyboy5(m): 9:49am On Jan 28, 2019 |
JourneytoEL:You sincerely M.A.D for pointing fingers. The igbos are not moving forward because they've failed to accept that only failures point blaming fingers. Yoruba sophistication won't allow for that because we are after progress and we need more people to come and invest in our land to boost our progress. We've made anemies our best friend that they can't do without us. As for those shouting tribalist upandawn u are all M.A.D because we are all tribalist in this country. And I respect Achebe and Soyinka but support my own. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Names The 4 Writers That Changed Her Destiny by texazzpete(m): 9:50am On Jan 28, 2019 |
wwwmaster: Chimamanda brought Igbo into the discussion. She specifically listed Igbo writers that influenced her. You truly suffer from comprehension issues. Kai. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Names The 4 Writers That Changed Her Destiny by HappyPagan: 9:54am On Jan 28, 2019 |
phekima:The type of intelligent patronising nonsense I love to read on NL... |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Names The 4 Writers That Changed Her Destiny by wwwmaster: 9:55am On Jan 28, 2019 |
texazzpete:Lol You are still crying for this straightforward comment. Chimamanda listed the names of great writers that influenced her and you came crying with Wole whom I don't know how many people that have even read any of his works. Funny enough you keep shouting comprehension, someone that ealier denied mentioning Wole. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Names The 4 Writers That Changed Her Destiny by BluntBoy(m): 11:04am On Jan 28, 2019 |
germaphobe: What is this one gibbering about? You people should always have the decency to shut up when you have goofed. You didn't remember that you had your life to make when you were peddling beer parlor gossips about why Achebe didn't get a Nobel prize abi? It was when I schooled your ignorant ass that you suddenly remembered. What a clown |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Names The 4 Writers That Changed Her Destiny by BluntBoy(m): 11:07am On Jan 28, 2019 |
chiboy1116: Where did I write that a novel is not prose? You were ignorant and I corrected you. Prose is not all about storytelling. Prose includes articles, essays, memoirs, etcetera. And if we were to judge their overall outputs, Soyinka is a far better prose writer than Achebe. However, Achebe was the better storyteller. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Names The 4 Writers That Changed Her Destiny by eDeity: 11:10am On Jan 28, 2019 |
Hu tollyboy5: Igbos not moving forward? NL has really created an avenue for every tom and dick to showcase their super stupidity! |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Names The 4 Writers That Changed Her Destiny by EzeNri(m): 11:49am On Jan 28, 2019 |
Ezniteadin:You guys are so much bittered. Kpele. Soyinka writes plays and Amanda writes prose. How do you expect a Playwrite to influence a storyteller? 1 Like |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Names The 4 Writers That Changed Her Destiny by EzeNri(m): 11:57am On Jan 28, 2019 |
Collins10:I was at the burial. His body was received at the Abuja Airport by over 11 cultural troupes from different African countries. After the reception, he was flown direct to Enugu Airport were SE Governors Forum and Ohaneze Ndi Igbo received his body and handed over to the King of Ogidi. This was after the academic procession by UNN. At the burial, Jonathan was President, President of Ghana was present, 3 other countries sent representatives and Peter Obi was the MC. His family donated 163 Million Naira to St. Philips Anglican the burial service was held in. That church was built by Achebe's father as were told by Achebe's son during his speech. GEJ and President of Ghana promised to rebuilt the primary school Achebe attended as a joint Nigeria-Ghana collaboration. Shagari wasn't given a state burial, Ekwueme wasn't given a state burial, Awolowo wasn't given a State burial. Only Ojukwu was. Achebe was buried with honour. What again are yorubas asking for? 2 Likes
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Re: Chimamanda Adichie Names The 4 Writers That Changed Her Destiny by EzeNri(m): 12:17pm On Jan 28, 2019 |
tollyboy5:Yoruba sophistication with Mc Oluomo as their enforcer in chief. I haf dai. Agbero sophistication. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Names The 4 Writers That Changed Her Destiny by busterr(m): 12:56pm On Jan 28, 2019 |
PearlStreet: You'll rot in your hatred. 2 Likes |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Names The 4 Writers That Changed Her Destiny by chiboy1116: 1:22pm On Jan 28, 2019 |
BluntBoy:ignorance is a disease ..how many drama has Achebe written?...you should ask yourself that . |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Names The 4 Writers That Changed Her Destiny by chiefolododo(m): 1:45pm On Jan 28, 2019 |
1Dray:he writes things your brain is not capable of comprehending |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Names The 4 Writers That Changed Her Destiny by 1Dray(m): 1:50pm On Jan 28, 2019 |
chiefolododo: You think everyone is a dumb Olodo like you. He writes garbage, if you don't like this naked fact go advise him to go back to learn how to write or you can dive into the lagoon. 1 Like |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Names The 4 Writers That Changed Her Destiny by chiefolododo(m): 2:14pm On Jan 28, 2019 |
1Dray:your father should be flogged for giving birth to you |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Names The 4 Writers That Changed Her Destiny by 1Dray(m): 2:25pm On Jan 28, 2019 |
chiefolododo: Your mother should be jailed for giving birth to a stupid fellow like you. Stupid fellow, continue whiling away your time on Nairaland, don't go and find something and do for yourself. 1 Like |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Names The 4 Writers That Changed Her Destiny by ICAMETOWIN(m): 2:48pm On Jan 28, 2019 |
the kind things one reads on Nairaland eh :Dthe kind things one reads on Nairaland eh |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Names The 4 Writers That Changed Her Destiny by eDeity: 2:57pm On Jan 28, 2019 |
1Dray: You de mind them Me: Name great Yoruba writers you know Yoruba: Wole na Me: And? Yoruba: Soyinka ni Me: I see , and who again ? Yoruba: Professor Wole Soyinka baba ni Me : f u c k #smh 1 Like
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Re: Chimamanda Adichie Names The 4 Writers That Changed Her Destiny by tollyboy5(m): 4:23pm On Jan 28, 2019 |
eDeity:Okay igbos are progressing. Y'all should stop dis bullshit . unnecessary argument |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Names The 4 Writers That Changed Her Destiny by BluntBoy(m): 4:55pm On Jan 28, 2019 |
chiboy1116: I thought we were talking about prose? What has drama got to do with it? |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Names The 4 Writers That Changed Her Destiny by BluntBoy(m): 5:02pm On Jan 28, 2019 |
eDeity: Only an ignorant Yoruba would answer in that manner. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Names The 4 Writers That Changed Her Destiny by BluntBoy(m): 5:03pm On Jan 28, 2019 |
1Dray: He writes garbage Your level of ignorance is staggering |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Names The 4 Writers That Changed Her Destiny by BluntBoy(m): 5:30pm On Jan 28, 2019 |
RTSC: First of all, Chinua Achebe is regarded by many as "Father of modern African literature". This does not mean that he was the father of modern African literature. This appellation is due to the fact that Achebe helped many African writers get published through the African Writers Series that he edited. Second, Achebe's books are not the most translated books in Africa. As a matter of fact, Achebe's fame lies strongly in one of his books-- Things Fall Apart, and not in all his books. Things Fall Apart is the most translated book by an African writer. Third, you wrote that Soyinka can never have that kind of legacy. I just laugh at your ignorance. That your book is well-translated does not mean you are better than writers with lesser numbers of translations. The Adventures of Pinocchio is the second most widely translated book in the world after the Holy Bible but does that mean the writer was greater than William Shakespeare? Does that mean the writer of The Adventures of Pinocchio was greater than writers like Leo Tolstoy, Homer, George Orwell, Charles Dickens, etceteras? Of course, not. The only book that is very likely to remain well-translated is the Bible. In the future, a Soyinka book may beat Achebe's Things Fall Apart in numbers of translations but Achebe can never win the Nobel Prize. So, as you can see, what you think is Achebe's legacy can be erased in years but the fact that Soyinka's Nobel prize in Literature was the first by an African will remain forever in history. |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Names The 4 Writers That Changed Her Destiny by phekima(m): 6:28pm On Jan 28, 2019 |
HappyPagan: Not nonsense, my dear. Historically Practical. If you're well conversant with the literary space, you wouldn't be fussing so much. You don't see much Yoruba novelists or fiction writers becoming popular for their fiction, but poets, yes yes. And poetry excellence is gently tilted towards the yorubas. Here: Novelists: Ben Okri, Chinua Achebe, Chimamanda Adichie, Cyprian Ekwensi, Elechi Amadi (inserting Soyinka into this list just looks odd. Poets: Wole Soyinka, Niyi Osundare, Jimi Solanke, Adebayo Faleti, Christopher Okigbo (only igbo poet that can comfortably sit in this list) Another interesting fact? The Brunel International Poetry prize is the highest of its kind in Africa. The 3 previous winners to have come from Nigeria and won the prize have all been Yorubas. The only Igbo co-won with another Yoruba poet. Brunel Poetry Prize: Gbenga Adesina, Romeo Oriogun, Gbenga Adeoba (final throng). There you have the basis. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Chimamanda Adichie Names The 4 Writers That Changed Her Destiny by RTSC: 6:58pm On Jan 28, 2019 |
BluntBoy:Achebe is regarded by many as the father of African literature. It was not just to sound good. It was a recognition of unparalleled artistic skill. It is that same originality that has ensured his work will remain as the most translated, most read, most discussed African work of literature on earth. The Nobel is not the be all and end all. They have their specific requirements that may disqualify other great works. It does not in any way confer absolute and unbeatable royalty on any prospective winner. The taste of the pudding is in the eating. The most read, most translated, most studied African literature has conferred on itself a prestige that the Nobel cannot buy. Tolstoy as well as Soyinka were good. But that is just it. They were good. Nothing revolutionary. 1 Like |
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