Wole Soyinka's writing style is a bit more complex to the ordinary eye as compared to Chinua's style of simplicity and imagery. Both geniuses in their own right!

tsephanyah:
Sometimes when you shine a light on a cockroach he just thinks it’s time for his solo.

Meaning?

pweshdodo:
Who is he

buhari's cousin.

vVera:
Go and find rope and hang yourself.
must you turn everything to tribalism ?
At least Wole Soyinka and Chinua Achebe achieved something,
what have you achieved apart from being an idiot on nairaland?

Babe calm down u musnt expel such energy on some dudes like dat for nothin save it for more pressing issues

oduademoner:
Chinua Achebe looks like a pedophile. His mouth doesn't look like that of a nobel laureate.

Good riddance

He won the Man Booker prize in 2007 , not the Nobel laureate , at least if you must be a fool read a little and work on supporting your gullibility with facts !!!!

Naijaguy123:
Typical ibo man. He died developing other people’s land . This is a man considered one of the best ever brain in African literature, yet he took the rich brain to develop and help Americans. Even in his old age he should have returned to his home state of Anambra . Imagine having a brain like this in an eastern university but he choose to work for the white man until his death .

This is a man that graduated from University of Ibadan but contributed nothing even in his later years to university of Ibadan, he forgot home completely.
He went from one oyinbo university to another and died in oyinbo university. A white man will work the world over but he will retire home in other to serve his people with the remaining part of his years.

He left and never wanted to come back because your country was nothing to right home about.. mind you, he was bestowed national honours twice here in Nigeria but he rejected them, my man was not happy with the spate of corruption here. he'd have soiled his legacy and reputation if he'd associated with Nigerian politics, ask Soyinka

Princesoboby:

Babe calm down u musnt expel such energy on some dudes like dat for nothin save it for more pressing issues

Okay.
It's just that some people are so stupid on Nairaland.

vVera:
Go and find rope and hang yourself.
must you turn everything to tribalism ?
At least Wole Soyinka and Chinua Achebe achieved something,
what have you achieved apart from being an idiot on nairaland?

Hmmmmm.....



I didn't abuse him. And I never abused you. So why this? You want to know my achievements? Easy to know. Search my FB profile with my monika.

And you, "What are your achievements?"


Sorry sweetheart. Pray you achieve half the things I have achieved.

Very ugly creatures

This was taken before the paralysing treatment in 1990.

wolesmile:
Still not in the league of Cap'n Blood, The Kongi himself, Wole Soyinka!

Comparing Messi with Lingard...

Naijaguy123:
Typical ibo man. He died developing other people’s land . This is a man considered one of the best ever brain in African literature, yet he took the rich brain to develop and help Americans. Even in his old age he should have returned to his home state of Anambra . Imagine having a brain like this in an eastern university but he choose to work for the white man until his death .

This is a man that graduated from University of Ibadan but contributed nothing even in his later years to university of Ibadan, he forgot home completely.
He went from one oyinbo university to another and died in oyinbo university. A white man will work the world over but he will retire home in other to serve his people with the remaining part of his years.

he may have never been known if he had stayed over here in Nigeria. We don't value our assets.

Joshmodest:
Chinua Achebe remains one of my favorite writers of all time , he made me fall in love with Modern African literature , with all of his works from Arrow of God , Things fall apart , No longer at ease ,just name it ...
for those who despise the Igbo people , at any slight chance ,I recommend Achebe's works , it would give you an insight , into the rich Igbo culture. make you appreciate it more , even if you're not Igbo ....
He's one of the few writers who talks about pre colonial era in his works , disapproving those sentiments cooked up by Trevor roper and his followers that Africa has no history before the colonial era ....he highlights tge strength , organization pride and religious beliefs ,of Africans before the colonial masters came ...and the confusion they brought in the name of civilization...
Achebe will forever remain alive in the world of literature !!!

'Thibgs Fall Apart' opened my eyes in regards to Igbo culture. I now understood why the Igbos are an ambitious people. No one wants to be an efulefu, a man who leaves his machete at home and comes to war with only the sheath.

wolesmile:

Hmmmmm.....



I didn't abuse him. And I never abused you. So why this? You want to know my achievements? Easy to know. Search my FB profile with my monika.

And you, "What are your achievements?"

You didn't abuse him, but you were encouraging tribalism, you are obviously too old for that.
Respect your old age.
And I saw no achievements on your Facebook.

grandstar:


'Thibgs Fall Apart' opened my eyes in regards to Igbo culture. I now understood why the Igbos are an ambitious people. No one wants to be an efulefu, a man leaves his machete at home and comes to war with only the sheath.

That is why they single handedly held this country for three years , during the civil war !!!

Naijaguy123:
Typical ibo man. He died developing other people’s land . This is a man considered one of the best ever brain in African literature, yet he took the rich brain to develop and help Americans. Even in his old age he should have returned to his home state of Anambra . Imagine having a brain like this in an eastern university but he choose to work for the white man until his death .

This is a man that graduated from University of Ibadan but contributed nothing even in his later years to university of Ibadan, he forgot home completely.
He went from one oyinbo university to another and died in oyinbo university. A white man will work the world over but he will retire home in other to serve his people with the remaining part of his years.

Hate is really a strong thing. The things I see here makes me wonder. This is a photo of two literary icons and all that comes to your mind is this hatred. Something is really wrong somewhere. Wole soyinka is based where?? Did you know the history of achebe? prior to the civil war? Why can't you apprecaite the photo and leave? Why are some of you so blinded by the hate for igbo people. I feel sorry for some of you. What did we do to you people. Kai

Achebe the father of modern African literature

Aiyk2333:

He left and never wanted to come back because your country was nothing to right home about.. mind you, he was bestowed national honours twice here in Nigeria but he rejected them, my man was not happy with the spate of corruption here. he'd have soiled his legacy and reputation if he'd associated with Nigerian politics, ask Soyinka

But you keep shouting Buhari destroyed Nigeria, those times you referring too in your comments na decades ooo.

Ha! 1988 ke? Neva knew he was ds old in 1988. The woman looks lyk a wrestler.

Naijaguy123:
Typical ibo man. He died developing other people’s land . This is a man considered one of the best ever brain in African literature, yet he took the rich brain to develop and help Americans. Even in his old age he should have returned to his home state of Anambra . Imagine having a brain like this in an eastern university but he choose to work for the white man until his death .

This is a man that graduated from University of Ibadan but contributed nothing even in his later years to university of Ibadan, he forgot home completely.
He went from one oyinbo university to another and died in oyinbo university. A white man will work the world over but he will retire home in other to serve his people with the remaining part of his years.

how d f wud he giv a f... working in a country that never worked. If he was here he won't have achieved as he did. The likes of Chukwuemeka Ike that stayed back and even became a registrar in a university are barely whispered and you just stay here and be talking anyhow.

odaniel1:
Wole Soyinka's writing style is a bit more complex to the ordinary eye as compared to Chinua's style of simplicity and imagery. Both geniuses in their own right!

What is. Complex about soyinka 52 pages

Is this person alright??/ Many Nigerians belong to the hospital.

Naijaguy123:
Typical ibo man. He died developing other people’s land . This is a man considered one of the best ever brain in African literature, yet he took the rich brain to develop and help Americans. Even in his old age he should have returned to his home state of Anambra . Imagine having a brain like this in an eastern university but he choose to work for the white man until his death .

This is a man that graduated from University of Ibadan but contributed nothing even in his later years to university of Ibadan, he forgot home completely.
He went from one oyinbo university to another and died in oyinbo university. A white man will work the world over but he will retire home in other to serve his people with the remaining part of his years.

Anthill of the savannah

This Sonia fore head ehn... Sanwo olu can mount poster on it

Naijaguy123:
Typical ibo man. He died developing other people’s land . This is a man considered one of the best ever brain in African literature, yet he took the rich brain to develop and help Americans. Even in his old age he should have returned to his home state of Anambra . Imagine having a brain like this in an eastern university but he choose to work for the white man until his death .

This is a man that graduated from University of Ibadan but contributed nothing even in his later years to university of Ibadan, he forgot home completely.
He went from one oyinbo university to another and died in oyinbo university. A white man will work the world over but he will retire home in other to serve his people with the remaining part of his years.

So you wanted him to leave a well paid professorial chair, a good life and the respect and recognition he enjoys in America to come back to your backward Nigeria that cannot boast of steady power supply, to come and die of suffering and poverty?

Chinua Achebe was too smart for that

Naijaguy123:
Typical ibo man. He died developing other people’s land . This is a man considered one of the best ever brain in African literature, yet he took the rich brain to develop and help Americans. Even in his old age he should have returned to his home state of Anambra . Imagine having a brain like this in an eastern university but he choose to work for the white man until his death .

This is a man that graduated from University of Ibadan but contributed nothing even in his later years to university of Ibadan, he forgot home completely.
He went from one oyinbo university to another and died in oyinbo university. A white man will work the world over but he will retire home in other to serve his people with the remaining part of his years.

You are wrong. Achebe was at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (English Dept.) until mid 1980s. He actually helped in building up that Dept. at UNN.

vVera:

You didn't abuse him, but you were encouraging tribalism, you are obviously too old for that.
Respect your old age.
And I saw no achievements on your Facebook.

Sweetheart... You even went as far as checking. That means you were checking for some fools that will start posting their achievements online, right? Do I give you my office address? If it won't intimidate you, that is.

vVera:
Go and find rope and hang yourself.
must you turn everything to tribalism ?
At least Wole Soyinka and Chinua Achebe achieved something,
what have you achieved apart from been an idiot on nairaland?

Being an idiot on Nairaland is an achievement for him...

hm