Did not or refused to believe the great one has gone home. RIP!

UNBELEIVABLE!!! How can this happen to Nigeria? We pray that Nigeria will not collapse with this notable literary giant's demise. If the news is such true,then,we can only hope cos of our great Nobel Laureate,WS. But, he too is now a grey-hair man. What hope for Nigeria now

R.i.p to Chinua Achebe. May his soul find peace in the next world. This is no time for tribal bashing. Even as a yoruba guy, this man contributed his quota and was influential through his literary works on our academic pursuits. He should be celebrated. Sincere condolences to his family and our Igbo brothers as a whole.

[size=20pt]According to Nelson Mandela, Achebe “brought Africa to the rest of the world".[/size]


http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2011/10/africas-most-influential-celebrity-author-chinua-achebe.html


[size=20pt]Forbes, American publishing and media company , has named Nigerian novelist, Chinua Achebe as the most influential celebrity in Africa.[/size]


Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart Makes List Of 50 Most Influential Books
http://www.arisenigeria.org/peoples-news/chinua-achebes-things-fall-apart-makes-list-of-50-most-influential-books.php

The 40 Most Powerful Celebrities In Africa
http://www.forbes.com/pictures/ehed45mef/chinua-achebe/

kettykin: [size=20pt]According to Nelson Mandela, Achebe “brought Africa to the rest of the world".[/size]


http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2011/10/africas-most-influential-celebrity-author-chinua-achebe.html


[size=20pt]Forbes, American publishing and media company , has named Nigerian novelist, Chinua Achebe as the most influential celebrity in Africa.[/size]


Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart Makes List Of 50 Most Influential Books
http://www.arisenigeria.org/peoples-news/chinua-achebes-things-fall-apart-makes-list-of-50-most-influential-books.php

The 40 Most Powerful Celebrities In Africa
http://www.forbes.com/pictures/ehed45mef/chinua-achebe/

And some people say he's overrated.

Admin..I beg move this to the Literature section...this has nothing to do with politics as the subject is not in any way remotely connected to politics..

RIP Chinua Achebe the greatest prof. U will be remembered for all your work.

A generation is definately passing-on before our eyes. Dis year alone the list is unbelievable, 2013 which way nau?

[size=30pt]Africa's most influential celebrity is author Chinua Achebe[/size]
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2011/10/africas-most-influential-celebrity-author-chinua-achebe.html


[size=20pt]Achebe’s 1958 novel Things Fall Apart has been described as the most widely read book in modern African literature.[/size]
http://thestreetjournal.org/2013/03/famed-things-fall-apart-author-chinua-achebe-dies/

Afam4eva:
And some people say he's overrated.

When are you going to leave this thread and go take your prozac dosage?

Act like a mod, bro bro.

speechless

Afam4eva:
And some people say he's overrated.

No he is not but he is a TRIBALIST.

His last published work 'THERE WAS A COUNTRY'' Is it memories of the civil war or a prophecy about Nigeria? is gone, and gallantly.

GOOD NIGHT PAPA

The man turned down a national honour so he should be buried in America because he is not patriotic Nigerian.

bittyend:

Let's just celebrate the life and times of the great Igbo/Biafran icon. He wasn't perfect but he achieved a lot.

To be honest, I do not think he was simply an Igbo/Biafran icon. He is an AFRICAN ICON. There is a reason why people around the world consider him the "Father of African Literature." And to say anything less about this man is simply disrespectful.

I was not even born in Africa, but he opened my eyes to African literature. Keep in mind I was required to read Things Fall Apart back when I was in high school in the United States. It was part of the English Literature curriculum and I do not think much has changed.

Jesus !!!. Never knew. Been too busy hustling in Naija to follow the news.I will miss him in so many ways. AFRICA'S BEST AND FINEST. Like me, he's an Old Umuahian too.

Great loss.

Bliss4Lyfe: A generation is definately passing-on before our eyes. Dis year alone the list is unbelievable, 2013 which way nau?

Yeah, a generation is passing on. Just few of them are good while most people of that generation are very useless people.

Tpia. Haba!