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Re: Famous Quotes Of Prof Chinua Achebe by TheBookWorm: 3:45pm On Mar 22, 2013 |
"There were several... instant rejections. Some did not even bother to read it, jaundiced by their impression that a book with an African backdrop had no "marketability." Some of the responders found the concept of an African novel amusing." – Chinua Achebe On sending Things Fall Apart to publishers (From There Was A Country) |
Re: Famous Quotes Of Prof Chinua Achebe by TheBookWorm: 3:49pm On Mar 22, 2013 |
Joseph Conrad was a thoroughgoing racist. That this simple truth is glossed over in criticisms of his work is due to the fact that white racism against Africa is such a normal way of thinking that its manifestations go completely unremarked. – Chinua Achebe From An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness' |
Re: Famous Quotes Of Prof Chinua Achebe by ezewudo(m): 3:51pm On Mar 22, 2013 |
Don't put your hands in his death because he calls you father. Things fall apart |
Re: Famous Quotes Of Prof Chinua Achebe by Nobody: 3:53pm On Mar 22, 2013 |
agog: May God grant this icon an eternal repose. I love his "Things Fall Apart - the centre cannot hold and the falcon cannot hear the falconer" quotation so much.I thought "things fall apart - the center cannot hold" is term dubbed by Chinua Achebe from william butler yeats second coming. The link HERE. |
Re: Famous Quotes Of Prof Chinua Achebe by mobi5592: 3:53pm On Mar 22, 2013 |
sadeiyare: "While we do our good works let us not forget that the real solution lies in a world in which charity will have become unnecessary.” 2nd 'wow' my brother |
Re: Famous Quotes Of Prof Chinua Achebe by Nobody: 3:58pm On Mar 22, 2013 |
when I heard that he was dead... A part of me died with him and again he was reborn in me. I shall replicate his achievements and even push the frontiers. |
Re: Famous Quotes Of Prof Chinua Achebe by Godpinkin(m): 3:59pm On Mar 22, 2013 |
Rip! |
Re: Famous Quotes Of Prof Chinua Achebe by Dansadaumallam(m): 4:01pm On Mar 22, 2013 |
This means that :In any case you or any people do not have people to speak for them,your adverseries' will always tell the story the way it will suite their motives and aims. aryzgreat: 1 Like |
Re: Famous Quotes Of Prof Chinua Achebe by EagleNest(m): 4:04pm On Mar 22, 2013 |
An iroko has fallen. The cannon has gone off and the thunder roared in the sky. Lightening flashes and disappeared. Our eyes are drenched with tears. Prof Achebe has gone! A man that fought fiercely for equity and justice even at the expense of his life. A literary warrior, a fighter, a mouthpiece of the downtrodden, a hero, a light of reasoning, a man of intergrity. Difficult to describe you in whole, and as you said 'nobody can teach me who I am' you know better who you are, but the little we know about you, is forever green in our heart. Rest in Peace. Your legacy can never be erased. |
Re: Famous Quotes Of Prof Chinua Achebe by Nobody: 4:05pm On Mar 22, 2013 |
all4naija: I thought things fall apart - the center cannot hold is term dubbed by Chinua Achebe from william butler yeats second coming. The link HERE. What are you really trying to achieve? I hope you're not trying to question the literary icon's creativity. Drawing attention to that statement, one in a book full of many sentences, is almost as silly as saying I shouldn't respond to you with the sentences I'm using because I didn't invent them. You should probably try to find out who the word 'invent' is attributed to. |
Re: Famous Quotes Of Prof Chinua Achebe by Nobody: 4:09pm On Mar 22, 2013 |
all4naija: I thought things fall apart - the center cannot hold is term dubbed by Chinua Achebe from william butler yeats second coming. The link HERE. Sorry, I didn't observe the comment you responded to carefully. An honest mistake. You're actually right. 1 Like |
Re: Famous Quotes Of Prof Chinua Achebe by Nobody: 4:09pm On Mar 22, 2013 |
NeoTesla:No! Somebody is quoting it among the prof famous quotes. I merely stated where that one was gotten from by the prof and it's not actually his quote per se. You are taking my comment out of context. I think the prof can attest to that if he's still alive. 1 Like |
Re: Famous Quotes Of Prof Chinua Achebe by frankcimc(m): 4:11pm On Mar 22, 2013 |
Prof. It's well with your soul sir. RIP |
Re: Famous Quotes Of Prof Chinua Achebe by Nobody: 4:11pm On Mar 22, 2013 |
NeoTesla:No prob, man! Thank you. 1 Like |
Re: Famous Quotes Of Prof Chinua Achebe by mobi5592: 4:15pm On Mar 22, 2013 |
EagleNest: An iroko has fallen. The cannon has gone off and the thunder roared in the sky. your words are forever green 1 Like |
Re: Famous Quotes Of Prof Chinua Achebe by Nobody: 4:26pm On Mar 22, 2013 |
TheBookWorm: "You cannot plant greatness as you plant yams or maize. Who ever planted an iroko tree — the greatest tree in the forest? You may collect all the iroko seeds in the world, open the soil and put them there. It will be in vain. The great tree chooses where to grow and we find it there, so it is with the greatness in men."This is beautiful. 1 Like |
Re: Famous Quotes Of Prof Chinua Achebe by Classicalman(m): 4:31pm On Mar 22, 2013 |
Things fall apart remains my best novel EVER!!!!! |
Re: Famous Quotes Of Prof Chinua Achebe by dayokanu(m): 4:33pm On Mar 22, 2013 |
There was a country - |
Re: Famous Quotes Of Prof Chinua Achebe by iykak47: 4:38pm On Mar 22, 2013 |
Dike anaaa |
Re: Famous Quotes Of Prof Chinua Achebe by Nobody: 4:50pm On Mar 22, 2013 |
esn1: You can say that again. I had to smile when I read the quotes cos it reminded me of his books. They are so African and you can feel the characters as if they are alive and real. That's literature.I used to imagine myself living in those villages with those characters! His stories were so real you could almost touch it. Anybody here read "girls at war and other stories" Irevolu! shum!, isofeli! mba! |
Re: Famous Quotes Of Prof Chinua Achebe by kingcobra1(m): 4:59pm On Mar 22, 2013 |
AN ODE TO MY LITERARY HERO...... PROF. CHINUA ACHEBE. All copyright reserved. THERE WAS A COUNTRY and in that country, there was A MAN OF THE PEOPLE. In the early hours of the 22nd of March, 2013, THE ARROW OF GOD pointed at him. If I had the least premonition that this would happen, I would have cried out to God, DON'T LET HIM DIE! Alas, THINGS FALL APART and the center cannot hold. We are NO LONGER AT EASE. Imagine that the great Achebe who has planned his CHRISTMAS IN BIAFRA this year is gone, just like that. THE TROUBLE WITH NIGERIA has gone viral. We only celebrate our heroes when they have gone. This is affecting both those at HOME AND EXILE. Even GIRLS ARE AT WAR too. Even as we mourn this dead Lion, BEWARE SOUL BROTHER before the VULTURES come for you too. THE ANTHILLS OF THE SAVANNAH await the remains of one of the greatest legend of my days for man is but sand and must return to the ground. Bring the FLUTE, bring the DRUM! IT'S MORNING YET ON CREATION DAY. Let's announce the departure of this great man as he treads the DEAD MEN PATH. A legend is gone and so have all his HOPES AND IMPEDIMENTS. As we mourn, let there be CIVIL PEACE. RIP, PROF..... God willing 3 Likes |
Re: Famous Quotes Of Prof Chinua Achebe by frederal(m): 5:04pm On Mar 22, 2013 |
I only see the meaning of d word incorruptible in d dictionary, but it has nothing or nobody to apply to here; it was such an abstract word....until I found CHINUA ACHEBE...that exemplified it...so above and beyond. He wore it like a skin. RIP SIR: a man of principle, humility, courage, integrity, honesty....I might not use these words for any Nigerian |
Re: Famous Quotes Of Prof Chinua Achebe by Librate(m): 5:04pm On Mar 22, 2013 |
[color=#990000]The only palm fruit kept in the fire does not get lost CHINUA ACHEBE in NO LONGER AT EASE [/color |
Re: Famous Quotes Of Prof Chinua Achebe by kingcobra1(m): 5:12pm On Mar 22, 2013 |
"It is against our custom, It is an abomination for a man to take his own life. It is an offense against the Earth, and a man who commits it will not be buried by his clansmen. His body is evil, and only strangers may touch it." [/quote] Boko-haram shld learn frm dis...it is an abomination to commit suicide |
Re: Famous Quotes Of Prof Chinua Achebe by Nobody: 5:15pm On Mar 22, 2013 |
"In the end, I began to understand there is such a thing as absolute power over narrative. Those who secure this privilege for themselves can arrange stories about others pretty much where, and as, they like"-Chinua Achebe |
Re: Famous Quotes Of Prof Chinua Achebe by free13: 5:22pm On Mar 22, 2013 |
There was a country. |
Re: Famous Quotes Of Prof Chinua Achebe by Tascocent(m): 5:27pm On Mar 22, 2013 |
Still crying deeply after I heard d news and @Op now added to my pain after reading his thread..........haaaaaaaaahaaaaa. Handkership anybody |
Re: Famous Quotes Of Prof Chinua Achebe by Chitexs250(m): 5:35pm On Mar 22, 2013 |
hurricaneChris: A man who rejected $1.5million dollars from Jackson Curtis aka "50Cent" when 50cent wanted to produce a film with the title...things fall apart..
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Re: Famous Quotes Of Prof Chinua Achebe by Akshow: 5:54pm On Mar 22, 2013 |
hurricaneChris: A man who rejected $1.5million dollars from Jackson Curtis aka "50Cent" when 50cent wanted to produce a film with the title...things fall apart.lies. 50cent don't need to pay him to use that line as achebe himself took it from William butler's 2nd comin. Rip achebe |
Re: Famous Quotes Of Prof Chinua Achebe by hardbody: 7:00pm On Mar 22, 2013 |
julioralph: "my son even if you want to fall, at least fall where your bones can be gathered" Ezeulu to his stubborn son Obika in 'Arrow of God' the best of his novels by my reckoning. i have read both, nay studied both, things fall apart still stands apart, my views though |
Re: Famous Quotes Of Prof Chinua Achebe by hardbody: 7:04pm On Mar 22, 2013 |
agog: May God grant this icon an eternal repose. I love his "Things Fall Apart - the centre cannot hold and the falcon cannot hear the falconer" quotation so much. When beggars die there are no comets seen, but the heavens themselves blazes forth the death of princes.....So let it be with Achebe.....adapted by Hardbody from Skakespeare's 'Julius Caesar' |
Re: Famous Quotes Of Prof Chinua Achebe by Paschal007: 7:08pm On Mar 22, 2013 |
Truly there was a man. Tomorrow God willing i'll go shopping for 'there was a country'. God bless your soul sir |
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