Things Fall Apart: Irene Duffy Lynch to translate Chinua Achebe's novel to Irish language


- An Irish woman Irene Duffy Lynch who had read Chinua Achebe's book, Things Fall Apart, many times wants to translate the novel to her language
- Achebe derives title of his world-famous novel from a poem written by Irish poet WB Yeats' The Second Coming
- The theme of Things Fall Apart is quite similar to that of Yeat's The Second Coming

When late African literary giant, Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe wrote his world-famous book, Things Fall Apart, he claimed was inspired by the poem of late Irish poet, WB Yeats, The Second Coming.

Achebe derived the title of Things Fall Apart from the third line of William Butler Yeats’ poem, The Second Coming.

“Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world ...”
While Achebe is writing about the arrival of British colonialism and accompanying Christian missions causing chaos in Africa as they come into conflict with traditional Igbo culture and religion, Yeats writes against the cultural as well as political imperialism of the English.

Yeats poem and Achebe’s novel both draw attention to the parallels between the English oppression of Ireland and its oppression of Igbos in Nigeria.

According to veteran Nollywood actor who is now based in Dublin, Deji Adenuga, via his Facebook page noted that Irish woman, Irene Duffy Lynch, who has been to Nigerian fell in love with Achebe’s Things Fall Apart so much that she was said to have read it over and over and again.

Lynch was so impressed with Achebe’s book that she fell in love with it and got inspired to translate Things Fall Apart to Irish language.
The Irish woman hopes to bring Achebe’s Things Fall Apart into schools in Ireland for the enjoyment of the people of Ireland and the Irish people all over the world.

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Good one. Chinua as I fondly call him was a great author. Things fall apart is in the core of the books that shaped my life. It made me reflect on life dramatically as a young teenager. Rest in peace Chinua!! The sun shines on those who stand before those who kneel under them

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Wow ! Wonderful, for those of us who don’t know , someone who knows should clarify us , Irish is not English, but does it sound like English?

Pepper don set for hin family...... Dashing them money from his grave.........

Which translation again?

Irish people no oyibo dem dey speak?

Igbo amaka

Good

Achebe was a greater man than Soyinka. The latter can only dream of Achebe's achievement.

I need the pidgin version ....Ebubedike

Nice one. That book will outlive Achebe for another 1000 years.

Chinua Achebe wrote the best book ever to come out of Africa, Things fall apart should be made compulsory for all school students.

Our parents, great men and women of old recorded outstanding achievements at young ages. And like the legendary Chinua Achebe, their achievements live on after them. Let us take a minute to reflect on this, and make comparisons to the present generation of Nigerian youths.

Great Anambra born Chinua Achebe

Indeed, works of art lives longer than their creators.

No be still English irish people dey speak? what other irish language is she refering to?

DIA WAS A COUNTRY MAN

Things fall apart,is the best Nigeria novel ever.That was the best work of achebe.

That's great, it's always good to see the work of Nigerians appreciated in diaspora

Awwwwwww......... that's lovely

That's great by her love and interest in expanding the novel to her people by publishing it in their native language in order to know more about Africa and Africans via ' Things Fall Apart'

Lexusgs430:
Pepper don set for hin family...... Dashing them money from his grave.........

Not just that book... That man is one of the few ageless standards for prose worldwide.

Anyone claiming to be literate, and hasn't read any of his books needs to head back to school.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir7JNX4vDMY

Kellibae:
Igbo amaka,
Mr ACHEBE...some Yorubas said u are no good.
That ur book is always "full of hate"
Then i was like what.. Hate must have a different meaning in yoruba land.

But here is an Irish woman appreciating ur work to the extent of translation it in her language.
Chinua Achebe u are dead but ur but ur incomparable works still speak for u.
U are the best Nigerian writer and one of the best in African.
#RESTonLEGEND

It is not a must to comment especially if your head is not correct.
Whenever I hear the name okonkwo, I immediately begin to think about the book.

such a great book

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Kellibae:
Igbo amaka,
Mr. ACHEBE...some Yorubas said u are no good.
That ur book is always "full of hate"
Then i was like what.. Hate must have a different meaning in Yoruba land.

But here is an Irish woman appreciating ur work to the extent of translation it in her language.
Chinua Achebe u are dead but ur incomparable works still speak for u.
U are the best Nigerian writer and one of the best in African.
#RESTonLEGEND

Please stop being stupid... your inability to reason above mere ethic sentiments makes you a liability to your community

Great man!!
Things fall apart is a masterpiece from a great mind!! I would read it over and over