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Irene Lynch To Translate Chinua Achebe's 'Things Fall Apart' To Irish by Prosperchuks1344(m): 9:30pm On Oct 10, 2019


- 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.

https://www.legit.ng/amp/1264633-things-fall-apart-irene-duffy-lynch-translate-chinua-achebes-irish-language.html

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Re: Irene Lynch To Translate Chinua Achebe's 'Things Fall Apart' To Irish by Richdad50(m): 9:46pm On Oct 10, 2019
shocked

Achebe long after his death still holds the Pipe and smoke over the heads of Nigeria writers alive. A man's works has outlived him.

The legacy of your exceptional works can live aside your bones and beyond your flesh.

Richdad

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Re: Irene Lynch To Translate Chinua Achebe's 'Things Fall Apart' To Irish by Nobody: 9:47pm On Oct 10, 2019
Makes sense
That man sabi write book.
Him and them Soyinka and Co had a very good environment that gave them enough time to relax and think. Naija then still make sense. Food dey, fuel dey, light dey, education try. Even to grind punna no too hard as them slay mamas never show then. They could think. Thus they wrote to pass a message.
Now thinkers Don finish. Anybody wey carry Biro say him wan write Don dey calculate profit before paragraph 1. Even then stress go Don squeeze the brain sotay the idea go dey crawl. Check our bloggers now. Where you go fear stress na where even for copy and paste them still dey paste mistake join. E go better

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Re: Irene Lynch To Translate Chinua Achebe's 'Things Fall Apart' To Irish by deepwater(f): 9:47pm On Oct 10, 2019
Lol
Re: Irene Lynch To Translate Chinua Achebe's 'Things Fall Apart' To Irish by momodub: 9:48pm On Oct 10, 2019
Nice one

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Re: Irene Lynch To Translate Chinua Achebe's 'Things Fall Apart' To Irish by gurunlocker: 9:48pm On Oct 10, 2019
This was on FP yesterday!

I guess mods also smoke weed...

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Re: Irene Lynch To Translate Chinua Achebe's 'Things Fall Apart' To Irish by OBTMOS(m): 9:48pm On Oct 10, 2019
I saw this story somewhere yesterday

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Re: Irene Lynch To Translate Chinua Achebe's 'Things Fall Apart' To Irish by ngbolise15(m): 9:49pm On Oct 10, 2019
That's impressive

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Re: Irene Lynch To Translate Chinua Achebe's 'Things Fall Apart' To Irish by Nobody: 9:49pm On Oct 10, 2019
This same story has made FP already.
Mods at war..

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Re: Irene Lynch To Translate Chinua Achebe's 'Things Fall Apart' To Irish by Akorede02(m): 9:52pm On Oct 10, 2019
Actually the whites are not superior. We only think differently. I wonder what would survive if we oust the blacks from the world. Please don't quote me. Ìbon o ní bà wá ooo.

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Re: Irene Lynch To Translate Chinua Achebe's 'Things Fall Apart' To Irish by SirLiquidGold: 9:52pm On Oct 10, 2019
Akorede02:
Please don't quote me. Ìbon o ní bà wá ooo.
ibon Ayeta abi ibon etuu abi AK 47 tabi apache ?
Re: Irene Lynch To Translate Chinua Achebe's 'Things Fall Apart' To Irish by Orjioorji(f): 9:53pm On Oct 10, 2019
This is what they mean when they said though he is death but he leaves in us.

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Re: Irene Lynch To Translate Chinua Achebe's 'Things Fall Apart' To Irish by Menance: 9:56pm On Oct 10, 2019
Achebe, Africa's greatest writer.

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Re: Irene Lynch To Translate Chinua Achebe's 'Things Fall Apart' To Irish by JB4life: 9:57pm On Oct 10, 2019
Things are really falling apart much more now than at the time Achebe wrote his book.
But true Christianity is not the problem.

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Re: Irene Lynch To Translate Chinua Achebe's 'Things Fall Apart' To Irish by bukatyne(f): 9:59pm On Oct 10, 2019
Richdad50:
shocked

Achebe long after his death still holds the Pipe and smoke over the heads of Nigeria writers alive. A man's works has outlived him.

The legacy of your exceptional works can live aside your bones and beyond your flesh.

Richdad

In Madam P's voice, his manhood lives on.

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Re: Irene Lynch To Translate Chinua Achebe's 'Things Fall Apart' To Irish by Emily22(m): 10:00pm On Oct 10, 2019
Orjioorji:
This is what they mean when they said though he is death but he leaves in us.

Dead and lives

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Re: Irene Lynch To Translate Chinua Achebe's 'Things Fall Apart' To Irish by Orjioorji(f): 10:02pm On Oct 10, 2019
Emily22:


He is death
sorry dead mean.

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Re: Irene Lynch To Translate Chinua Achebe's 'Things Fall Apart' To Irish by Ngwamankillyou(m): 10:04pm On Oct 10, 2019
Is just only time after taking over nigeria we will then move to other countries. We go before others.
Re: Irene Lynch To Translate Chinua Achebe's 'Things Fall Apart' To Irish by Dedetwo(m): 10:07pm On Oct 10, 2019
Akorede02:
Actually the whites are not superior. We only think differently. I wonder what would survive if we oust the blacks from the world. Please don't quote me. Ìbon o ní bà wá ooo.

Only superior in your figment of imagination. By the way, white is a color and never superior to any color. When in hunt for new vehicle, the white-colored ones are cheaper than vehicles of other colors.
Re: Irene Lynch To Translate Chinua Achebe's 'Things Fall Apart' To Irish by Naijaarchive(m): 10:07pm On Oct 10, 2019
Good bt this was on FP yesterday
Re: Irene Lynch To Translate Chinua Achebe's 'Things Fall Apart' To Irish by meccuno: 10:07pm On Oct 10, 2019
JB4life:
Things are really falling apart much more now than at the time Achebe wrote his book.
But true Christianity is not the problem.
Religion is a major part of the problem
Re: Irene Lynch To Translate Chinua Achebe's 'Things Fall Apart' To Irish by Nobody: 10:09pm On Oct 10, 2019
bukatyne:


In Madam P's voice, his manhood lives on.
shocked
Re: Irene Lynch To Translate Chinua Achebe's 'Things Fall Apart' To Irish by Livefreeordieha(m): 11:02pm On Oct 10, 2019
Shibaraba:
Makes sense
That man sabi write book.
Him and them Soyinka and Co had a very good environment that gave them enough time to relax and think. Naija then still make sense. Food dey, fuel dey, light dey, education try. Even to grind punna no too hard as them slay mamas never show then. They could think. Thus they wrote to pass a message.
Now thinkers Don finish. Anybody wey carry Biro say him wan write Don dey calculate profit before paragraph 1. Even then stress go Don squeeze the brain sotay the idea go dey crawl. Check our bloggers now. Where you go fear stress na where even for copy and paste them still dey paste mistake join. E go better
u weak i can tell even ur epistles na summary on code ur head full like God abeg oooo
Re: Irene Lynch To Translate Chinua Achebe's 'Things Fall Apart' To Irish by Nature8(m): 11:21pm On Oct 10, 2019
Shibaraba:
Makes sense
That man sabi write book.
Him and them Soyinka and Co had a very good environment that gave them enough time to relax and think. Naija then still make sense. Food dey, fuel dey, light dey, education try. Even to grind punna no too hard as them slay mamas never show then. They could think. Thus they wrote to pass a message.
Now thinkers Don finish. Anybody wey carry Biro say him wan write Don dey calculate profit before paragraph 1. Even then stress go Don squeeze the brain sotay the idea go dey crawl. Check our bloggers now. Where you go fear stress na where even for copy and paste them still dey paste mistake join. E go better

grin

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Re: Irene Lynch To Translate Chinua Achebe's 'Things Fall Apart' To Irish by Progress62(m): 11:36pm On Oct 10, 2019
Achebe is dead but his manhood lives forever

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Re: Irene Lynch To Translate Chinua Achebe's 'Things Fall Apart' To Irish by Nobody: 11:40pm On Oct 10, 2019
Akorede02:
[s]Actually the whites are not superior. We only think differently. I wonder what would survive if we oust the blacks from the world. Please don't quote me. Ìbon o ní bà wá ooo.[/s]



You know you're lying
Re: Irene Lynch To Translate Chinua Achebe's 'Things Fall Apart' To Irish by PureFace1(m): 11:56pm On Oct 10, 2019
Achebe manhood still lives on grin

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Re: Irene Lynch To Translate Chinua Achebe's 'Things Fall Apart' To Irish by sangresan(m): 12:33am On Oct 11, 2019
If they like, let them translate it to the language of Heaven...I read the book when I was in JSS1 and found out that there was nothing in it that could make it more interesting than Cyprian Ekwensi's books.
Re: Irene Lynch To Translate Chinua Achebe's 'Things Fall Apart' To Irish by redsun(m): 12:38am On Oct 11, 2019
It is a story that resonates around the world among the natives and the conquered — the decimation of a culture and the people's sense of being.

But lynch reminds me of willie lynch.
Re: Irene Lynch To Translate Chinua Achebe's 'Things Fall Apart' To Irish by yuskel(m): 12:44am On Oct 11, 2019
Who named this woman this name?

LYNCH?? sad angry sad sad
Re: Irene Lynch To Translate Chinua Achebe's 'Things Fall Apart' To Irish by Rapuru14: 4:27am On Oct 11, 2019
Nice one! In all our doings let's fight for legacies that would outlive us, not just material wealth.

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