Femmyfamous4u:
Everything must have ethnic colouration.

The IBOs made it that way. Charly Boy never loved Soyinka. His father, late Retired Justice Oputa and his generation of IBO elites hate Soyinka.

Charly Boy is only trying to ignite the battle the generation of his father fought against Soyinka in the late 80s. The only difference is the presence of Social media now. The present day youths and those Yorubas claiming obedient never knew Soyinka fought a serious and intensive war with IBOs just because he won Nobel Laurel.

General IBB and the military ruling class in the late 80s till early90s will still remember of this psychological warfare between IBO elites and Soyinka in the late 80s just because Soyinka won Nobel Laurel.

Soyinka was celebrated all over the world for winning the Nobel Laurel in Literature. While Soyinka was being celebrated in Ghana and other African countries, in Nigeria, there was an Academic war, literature war and tribal war against Soyinka by the IBO elites. It was very tough.

The IBO elites said the Nobel Laurel given to Soyinka is a ' TOXIC WASTE' dumped in Nigeria. Before Soyinka won Nobel Laurel during IBB regime, a foreign ship brought deadly Toxic Waste from Europe and dumped the waste at Koko through Warri Port. That Toxic Waste dumped in Nigeria at Warri (Koko) was a major National News that generated National discussion for a very long time. The IBO elites both in Academic and other endeavours fought Soyinka because he became a Nobel Laurette. They said the Nobel Laurel given to Soyinka is a ' TOXIC WASTE' dumped in Nigeria. This is the height of hatred. The hatred continued till Achebe died.

Rimbaldi:


This is an unnecessary argument. Totally uncalled for. Both men accomplished a lot. No need for comparisons. Politically WS may have always been an agbaya especially with the name-branding of PEJ and conspiratorial silence but it doesn't take away from his literary accolades or other achievements.

I agree with you that the argument is unnecessary. However if a man who hitherto has been seen as a sage in literature decides to descend into the gutter so as to defend a corrupt politician from his tribe that benefitted from a rigged election then we have to question the respect that he has been receiving.

Achebe rejected a national award from Obasanjo because he believes the 2003 election was heavily rigged by the PDP particularly in Anambra.

Dr. Ngige who benefitted from the rigging was from the same Local government as Achebe yet he condemned the act and the subsequent actrocities. That is what we call integrity.

babaolofin:


The IBOs made it that way. Charly Boy never loved Soyinka. His father, late Retired Justice Oputa and his generation of IBO elites hate Soyinka.

General IBB and the military ruling class in the late 80s till early90s will still remember of this psychological warfare between IBO elites and Soyinka in the late 80s just because Soyinka won Nobel Laurel.

Soyinka was celebrated all over the world for winning the Nobel Laurel in Literature. While Soyinka was being celebrated in Ghana and other African countries, in Nigeria, there was an Academic war, literature war and tribal war against Soyinka by the IBO elites. It was very tough.

The IBO elites said the Nobel Laurel given to Soyinka is a ' TOXIC WASTE' dumped in Nigeria. Before Soyinka won Nobel Laurel during IBB regime, a foreign ship brought deadly Toxic Waste from Europe and dumped the waste at Koko through Warri Port. That Toxic Waste dumped in Nigeria at Warri (Koko) was a major National News that generated National discussion for a very long time. The IBO elites both in Academic and other endeavours fought Soyinka because he became a Nobel Laurette. They said the Nobel Laurel given to Soyinka is a ' TOXIC WASTE' dumped in Nigeria. This is the height of hatred. The hatred continued till Achebe died.

Thank you for this proper education on our history (( am sure this Nobel award will come in 1986)). Many of us are too young to understand the ignominy PWS suffered in the hands of our lousy and emotionally disruptive neighbors , from generation to generation.

Legitisreal:
no be lie

As a kid we read things fall apart for waec because Nigeria government really helped Achebe career by making it mandatory

But you can't read soyinka books even for some adult it still got too draining intellectually then

What about the "trial of brother Jero"

MikeofAfrica:


I agree with you that the argument is unnecessary. However if a man who hitherto has been seen as a sage in literature decides to descend into the gutter so as to defend a corrupt politician from his tribe that benefitted from a rigged election then we have to question the respect that he has been receiving.

Achebe rejected a national award from Obasanjo because he believes the 2003 election was heavily rigged by the PDP particularly in Anambra.

Dr. Ngige who benefitted from the rigging was from the same Local government as Achebe yet he condemned the act and the subsequent actrocities. That is what we call integrity.

The IBOs made it that way. Charly Boy never loved Soyinka. His father, late Retired Justice Oputa and his generation of IBO elites hate Soyinka.

Charly Boy is only trying to ignite the battle the generation of his father fought against Soyinka in the late 80s. The only difference is the presence of Social media now. The present day youths and those Yorubas claiming obedient never knew Soyinka fought a serious and intensive war with IBOs just because he won Nobel Laurel.

General IBB and the military ruling class in the late 80s till early90s will still remember of this psychological warfare between IBO elites and Soyinka in the late 80s just because Soyinka won Nobel Laurel.

Soyinka was celebrated all over the world for winning the Nobel Laurel in Literature. While Soyinka was being celebrated in Ghana and other African countries, in Nigeria, there was an Academic war, literature war and tribal war against Soyinka by the IBO elites. It was very tough.

The IBO elites said the Nobel Laurel given to Soyinka is a ' TOXIC WASTE' dumped in Nigeria. Before Soyinka won Nobel Laurel during IBB regime, a foreign ship brought deadly Toxic Waste from Europe and dumped the waste at Koko through Warri Port. That Toxic Waste dumped in Nigeria at Warri (Koko) was a major National News that generated National discussion for a very long time. The IBO elites both in Academic and other endeavours fought Soyinka because he became a Nobel Laurette. They said the Nobel Laurel given to Soyinka is a ' TOXIC WASTE' dumped in Nigeria. This is the height of hatred. The hatred continued till Achebe died.

Fiscus105:



What about the "trial of brother Jero"

dude those books were too advanced for me to comprehend then

It's the same thing with the godfather movie at that time

I got to a certain age before understanding that movie, I have not done back to soyinka books Sha

Soyinka is too deep, Achebe own you can we'll grab his stories as a kid

babaolofin:


The IBOs made it that way. Charly Boy never loved Soyinka. His father, late Retired Justice Oputa and his generation of IBO elites hate Soyinka.

General IBB and the military ruling class in the late 80s till early90s will still remember of this psychological warfare between IBO elites and Soyinka in the late 80s just because Soyinka won Nobel Laurel.

Soyinka was celebrated all over the world for winning the Nobel Laurel in Literature. While Soyinka was being celebrated in Ghana and other African countries, in Nigeria, there was an Academic war, literature war and tribal war against Soyinka by the IBO elites. It was very tough.

The IBO elites said the Nobel Laurel given to Soyinka is a ' TOXIC WASTE' dumped in Nigeria. Before Soyinka won Nobel Laurel during IBB regime, a foreign ship brought deadly Toxic Waste from Europe and dumped the waste at Koko through Warri Port. That Toxic Waste dumped in Nigeria at Warri (Koko) was a major National News that generated National discussion for a very long time. The IBO elites both in Academic and other endeavours fought Soyinka because he became a Nobel Laurette. They said the Nobel Laurel given to Soyinka is a ' TOXIC WASTE' dumped in Nigeria. This is the height of hatred. The hatred continued till Achebe died.

Soyinka is like Mikel Obi who won the EPL and Champions league but has no sublime talent. Hence even with his Nobel prizee, none of his readers can mention any of his books that is a masterclass.

Achebe is like Okocha who did not win the EPL or Champions league but has sublime talents. Hence people love his books all over the world.

His masterclass, Things fall Apart has been translated into over 50 languages.

With all the trophies win by Mikel, he is still inferior to Okocha in the soccer world. Similarly, even with the Nobel prize, Soyinka is still inferior to Achebe.

If not, then mention one of Soyinka books and let's compare the intellectual content with either four of these books by Achebe

1. Arrow of God
2. Things fall Apart
3. No longer at Ease
4. A man of the People

Kudos to Professor Wole Soyinka who looks more responsible than Charly boy . I want my son to be like prof Wole Soyinka not like charly boy
An hero of south west
The only Nobel laureate in Nigeria. He was regarded today by the world as the best in literature
A living legend
God bless you sir

Like if you want your son or future son to be like Prof Wole Soyinka
Share if you want your son to be like Charly boy who was once denounced by his father

Legitisreal:
next time learn to handle your frustrations

You can't be calling someone dog, is it because bile is inside you obi supporters or cos mods and seun mynd44 are clueless

I am pdp, but the way you people really carry this obi issue really showed neutrals like us their is an agenda to it

Why would you be ready to curse, bully, fight anyone into believing obi is god

You are just an envious fool who is lying to himself that he is neutral. Nobody is taking anybody as god or whatever your envious mind can conjure. The people are just fighting for Justice and equity but your envious mind blinded you totally to be seeing something different

Legitisreal:
chibuzour you can never use your half sense to deceive me

Charley boy was the one who brought Yoruba vs Igbo war in a simple case of disagreement of a man political view

I didn't see where charleyboy mentioned Yoruba in that tweet.

Hedonini:
Of course. I lost respect for the old fool the moment I discerned that he was just another rodent in Tinubu's cookie room. The idiot whose voice of condemnation was very loud against the Jonathan administration somehow retreated into his shell and became deaf and dumb throughout Buhari's disastrous 8 years of sorrow.

Now after a sham election has supposedly produced a bloody thief and drug baron as president, the useless Soyinka has found his voice again, not in condemnation of the election or of the disreputable criminal that was dubiously pronounced winner, but against the people yearning for a change. Obedients are repugnant fascists and he is ready to do a debate with Datti, but he conveniently has nothing to say about INEC, Tinubu, and the APC. This is the final straw.

Shut up !

you've all lost wailfully again, as usual, and will continue to lose until you learn diplomacy.

Apc might even produce an Igbo president long before you people get your act together. Then Igbos will anoint him as a saint.

Ferdinandu:
You are just an envious fool who is lying to himself that he is neutral. Nobody is taking anybody as god or whatever your envious mind can conjure. The people are just fighting for Justice and equity but your envious mind blinded you totally to be seeing something different

is it that you can't be civil for once

Come to think of it, what is equity and justice?

Your equity and justice is not the same for everyone

Obi is a fraud, in terms of projects umuahi has done better than him in infrastructures.

Me am pdp south south man so yes am neutral in the Igbo vs Yoruba fight, obi was in PDP for years there is no equity and justice without fairness

Obi ganged up tribal religious PDP voters with cheap emotions and lead them astray

MikeofAfrica:


I agree with you that the argument is unnecessary. However if a man who hitherto has been seen as a sage in literature decides to descend into the gutter so as to defend a corrupt politician from his tribe that benefitted from a rigged election then we have to question the respect that he has been receiving.

Achebe rejected a national award from Obasanjo because he believes the 2003 election was heavily rigged by the PDP particularly in Anambra.

Dr. Ngige who benefitted from the rigging was from the same Local government as Achebe yet he condemned the act and the subsequent actrocities. That is what we call integrity.

I will come back later to reply to your thrash.

I replied Professor ABC Nwosu on Social media and in one National Newspaper when he defended Professor Achebe for blackmailing and assaulting Chief Obafemi Awolowo in his book - 'There was a country'. That blackmailing and assault of Awolowo by Achebe generated a lot of controversy. It was Prof ABC Nwosu that was defending Achebe for blackmailing Awolowo.

Charly Boy is only trying to ignite what the generation of his father did.

Zorn:
I didn't see where charleyboy mentioned Yoruba in that tweet.

like I said your half sense can only deceive yourself

Invoking soyinka vs Achebe comparison is invoking tribal war

starstaz:


Thank you for this proper education on our history (( am sure this Nobel award will come in 1986)). Many of us are too young to understand the ignominy PWS suffered in the hands of our lousy and emotionally disruptive neighbors , from generation to generation.

The reason that Achebe was denied the Nobel prize is because he exposed the actrocities the committed by the Western nations when they invaded Africa and suppressed our culture and values.

To win the Nobel prize, you need to add lick the Western nations. That is why great authors from China and Russia are always denied the award while inferior writers from Europe and American get it.

Achebe is like Okocha who never won a major trophy but his talents speaks for him. That is why his master class, Things fall Apart has been translated to over 50 languages across the world.

Soyinka is like Mikel Obi who has the highest trophies in their processions but less talented. Hence they have no masterclass. Hence Soyinka books are flops in the literally market.

His best book, the Jero play , is an unknown book in the literally world.

Gajagojo:

Shakespeare, did not write novels
You clearly don't know the difference between a playwright and a novelist
OMATA GUY. leave this matter and stop commenting by force

You do not understand what we are talking about

Stop playing the Ostrich and smell the coffee.

Soyinka is a playwright just like Shakespeare. Soyinka books flopped in the literally market while Shakespeare books are the bestsellers even after his demise.

Remember that Shakespeare used the most complicated English in his books yet people still purchase and read them. Hence your argument that Soyinka flopped because his book is advance does not hold water. He flopped because his books were inferior to that of his contemporaries.

Achebe is a master in his own area of literature. His work can compete with any author in the world. That is the reason he was regarded as the father of African literature.

He is our Okocha whose talent can compete with that of Ronaldo, Messi and Zidane even though he won no trophy. Soyinka is our Mikel Obi who even with their trophies are inferior to the household names in their profession.

MikeofAfrica:


Soyinka is like Mikel Obi who won the EPL and Champions league but has no sublime talent. Hence even with his Nobel prizee, none of his readers can mention any of his books that is a masterclass.

Achebe is like Okocha who did not win the EPL or Champions league but has sublime talents. Hence people love his books all over the world.

His masterclass, Things fall Apart has been translated into over 50 languages.

With all the trophies win by Mikel, he is still inferior to Okocha in the soccer world. Similarly, even with the Nobel prize, Soyinka is still inferior to Achebe.

If not, then mention one of Soyinka books and let's compare the intellectual content with either four of these books by Achebe

1. Arrow of God
2. Things fall Apart
3. No longer at Ease
4. A man of the People

This is from your imagination. Alfred Nobel is a great thinker. The board at Stockholm in Sweden and those located in other places have their reasons.

Deep thinking, ingenuity & Courage are not based on competition. Soyinka never said he won the Nobel because he was the best as at that time. There were literary giants in Ghana, Zambia and all over the world. They celebrated Soyinka during this period. In Nigeria, IBOs in academics and elites in other endeavour chose this period to fight Soyinka because of the award. WHY? That is bitterness and hatred. IBB is still alive he was the President during this period.

Legitisreal:
is it that you can't be civil for once

Come to think of it, what is equity and justice?

Your equity and justice is not the same for everyone

Obi is a fraud, in terms of projects umuahi has done better than him in infrastructures.

Me am pdp south south man so yes am neutral in the Igbo vs Yoruba fight, obi was in PDP for years there is no equity and justice without fairness

Obi ganged up tribal religious PDP voters with cheap emotions and lead them astray

It is only an ignorants like you that doesn't know what true development is. Scrapping few roads here and there and pouring asphalt on it, building white elephant projects to retire public funds is not development. This is what the Notherners has been doing since independence they were ruling Nigeria without developing their people and reason the Northern population still lags behind in all indices of Human capital development after been in power for long. Ebonyi state has the lowest indices in human capital development in Igboland dragging illiteracy with North reason any Igbo man you see hawking things on the whole city in Nigeria and doing the most menial jobs are mostly Ebonyians. What has Umahi done to ensure in the next 15 to 20 years this story will change, nothing except doing white elephant projects to retire public money to himself, family and friends while poverty spreads among the masses. Come let me educate you what real development is

Hedonini:
Of course. I lost respect for the old fool the moment I discerned that he was just another rodent in Tinubu's cookie room. The idiot whose voice of condemnation was very loud against the Jonathan administration somehow retreated into his shell and became deaf and dumb throughout Buhari's disastrous 8 years of sorrow.

Now after a sham election has supposedly produced a bloody thief and drug baron as president, the useless Soyinka has found his voice again, not in condemnation of the election or of the disreputable criminal that was dubiously pronounced winner, but against the people yearning for a change. Obedients are repugnant fascists and he is ready to do a debate with Datti, but he conveniently has nothing to say about INEC, Tinubu, and the APC. This is the final straw.

Yes Daddy

LegendHero:


Source: https://twitter.com/areafada1/status/1644585830722183169?s=46&t=oGAxjhiGeufNKlYA6fDTyA

Any small talk, them don relate am to tribalism. Are Nigerians this foolish? Always tribalising issues... na tribal curse them use swear for this people...

Legitisreal:
like I said your half sense can only deceive yourself

Invoking soyinka vs Achebe comparison is invoking tribal war

Are you alright? Achebe is dead and Soyinka will one day die, does that imply the entire Yoruba and igbo race will die ? How irrational of you to imply that the comparison of soyinka and Achebe is invoking a tribal war between Yoruba and igbo .Aint you sick?

The only nobel laureate in nigeria.
Population of 220 millions people.

That is great height.
Ijebu people.
Special breed of people.
Anthony joshua is also ijebu.

Femmyfamous4u:
Everything must have ethnic colouration.

All thanks to Tinubu …..

Hedonini:
Of course. I lost respect for the old fool the moment I discerned that he was just another rodent in Tinubu's cookie room. The idiot whose voice of condemnation was very loud against the Jonathan administration somehow retreated into his shell and became deaf and dumb throughout Buhari's disastrous 8 years of sorrow.

Now after a sham election has supposedly produced a bloody thief and drug baron as president, the useless Soyinka has found his voice again, not in condemnation of the election or of the disreputable criminal that was dubiously pronounced winner, but against the people yearning for a change. Obedients are repugnant fascists and he is ready to do a debate with Datti, but he conveniently has nothing to say about INEC, Tinubu, and the APC. This is the final straw.

380 igbo obidients like this gibberish you just spewed.
It is safe to assume tha the level of IQ in Nigeria is at an alarming low especially those from the SE.

WS is greater than all the artist of Igbo extraction.
Achebe died of envy, You all will also die of envy on the South East.

Wayfaring bastards!!!

Envy will be the death of Biafrans and Igbos.
Yoruba is greater than igbo in all aspects of life.

LegendHero:
Achebe died an envious unfulfilled man and legend has it that envy for Wole Soyinka contributed to his death.

Why I love God is that he always make Yoruba triumph, we have bested the Ibos in all strata of achievement if we go head to head.

Below is Prof. Wole Soyinka telling the world how embarrassed he was on the kind of envy and hatred Achebe showed when he won the Nobel Laureate.

Soyinka is more of just a writer, he is an icon. A million Achebe can not measure up to him.

Founder of a cult group that led to birth of other cult groups,causing damage on our youths.Anuohia!!!!

You just typed the wrong thing above.
Prof Wole Soyinka is the best.
Achebe focused majorly only on books/novel while Nobel laurel PROF Wole Soyinka focused on everything about literature- poems, script writing,plays, poetry, novels, essay, research, introduction of new words in the English dictionary and world encyclopedia. He is the best playwright in the world till date.
Cyprain Ekwensi and Elechi Amadi are even better than Achebe. If you doubt me go and read Elechi Amadi’s The concubine and compare it with any of Achebe’s books. Only Things fall apart came close.

Prof Soyinka wrote many books than all of them which includes
The trials of brother Jero.
Ibadan: The penkelemes.
The lion and the jewel.
The interpreters….written in 1965.
Ake.
Death and the king’s horseman
The man died: prison notes from Wole Soyinka.
The road.
Idanre and other poems.
Mandela’s earth and other poems
Ogun Abibímàn.
Madmen and his specialists.
Chronicles from the land of the happiest people.
You must set forth at dawn.
Of Africa
King Baabu
Collected plays by Soyinka.
Season of anomy. Written from prison.
The open sore of a continent.
Samarkand and other markets.
The strong breed.
Selected poems.
Child internationale
Climate of fear
The credo of being and nothingness.
Cam wood on the leaves.
From Zia with love.
The swamp dwellers
Alàpàta Apáta.
The beautification of the area boy.
Forest of a thousand daemons: A Hunter's Saga · Yoruba title: Ògbójú ọdẹ nínu igbó irúnmọlẹ Written by D.O Fagunwa translated by Wole Soyinka.
The Burden of Memory, the Muse of Forgiveness.
Art, dialogue and outrage.

And so many more books were written by him.

His books were used to set literature in English exam questions even in Cambridge A and O levels exams

He covers all aspects of literature unlike Achebe.
He is just the best.
Obidients and Charly boy has forgotten so soon that this great Yoruba man- prof Soyinka fought for Igbos: He wrote a good deal of Poems from Prison while he was jailed in 1967–69 for speaking out against the war brought on by the attempted secession of Biafra from Nigeria. The Man Died (1972) is his prose account of his arrest and 22-month imprisonment by Gowon for fighting for igbos.

He deserves more accolades and respect. An 88 years old still vibrant and healthy. A great mentor, erudite scholar and philanthropist


We don’t even have any Nobel prize winner in Nigeria except him till date.

MikeofAfrica:


William Shakespeare wrote the most complicated novels in human history. Only sound students of literature understood the shakespeare's English.

Yet his books recorded a huge success in the world literally market. I was a Science student but I could remember reading Shakespeare's novels while in secondary school. I was later introduced to the edited version of his " Lamp tales from Shakespeare " which was easier to understand.

Hence the excuse that you are giving for the flop of Soyinka's books in the literally market does not hold water. If any of Soyinka books is a masterclass like Things fall Apart, it will be a hotcake in the literally market like Shakespeare books.

Soyinka is a good author but when it comes to natural talent in writing and literature, he is no where near Achebe. What Soyinka has going for him is a more expose knowledge of literature.

This is understandable since Achebe was a medical student before moving into literature. Hence Literature was not his first choice of carrier yet he became the greatest writer in the African continent.

Comparing Achebe and Soyinka is like comparing Okocha and Mikel Obi. Okocha is a more talented midfielder than Mikel but Mikel was more expose than Okocha. Hence Mikel won trophies that Okocha never won.

However even with those trophies, we all know that Okocha is better than Mikel. Similarly, even with the Nobel prize, we all know that Achebe is better than Soyinka.

You just typed the wrong thing above.
Prof Wole Soyinka is the best.
Achebe focused majorly only on books/novel while Nobel laurel PROF Wole Soyinka focused on everything about literature- poems, script writing,plays, poetry, novels, essay, research, introduction of new words in the English dictionary and world encyclopedia. He is the best playwright in the world till date.
Cyprain Ekwensi and Elechi Amadi are even better than Achebe. If you doubt me go and read Elechi Amadi’s The concubine and compare it with any of Achebe’s books. Only Things fall apart came close.

Prof Soyinka wrote many books than all of them which includes
The trials of brother Jero.
Ibadan: The penkelemes.
The lion and the jewel.
The interpreters….written in 1965.
Ake.
Death and the king’s horseman
The man died: prison notes from Wole Soyinka.
The road.
Idanre and other poems.
Mandela’s earth and other poems
Ogun Abibímàn.
Madmen and his specialists.
Chronicles from the land of the happiest people.
You must set forth at dawn.
Of Africa
King Baabu
Collected plays by Soyinka.
Season of anomy. Written from prison.
The open sore of a continent.
Samarkand and other markets.
The strong breed.
Selected poems.
Child internationale
Climate of fear
The credo of being and nothingness.
Cam wood on the leaves.
From Zia with love.
The swamp dwellers
Alàpàta Apáta.
The beautification of the area boy.
Forest of a thousand daemons: A Hunter's Saga · Yoruba title: Ògbójú ọdẹ nínu igbó irúnmọlẹ Written by D.O Fagunwa translated by Wole Soyinka.
The Burden of Memory, the Muse of Forgiveness.
Art, dialogue and outrage.

And so many more books were written by him.

His books were used to set literature in English exam questions even in Cambridge A and O levels exams

He covers all aspects of literature unlike Achebe.
He is just the best.
Obidients and Charly boy has forgotten so soon that this great Yoruba man- prof Soyinka fought for Igbos: He wrote a good deal of Poems from Prison while he was jailed in 1967–69 for speaking out against the war brought on by the attempted secession of Biafra from Nigeria. The Man Died (1972) is his prose account of his arrest and 22-month imprisonment by Gowon for fighting for igbos.

He deserves more accolades and respect. An 88 years old still vibrant and healthy. A great mentor, erudite scholar and philanthropist


We don’t even have any Nobel prize winner in Nigeria except him till date

oyin44:
Just because he criticized obi and his crying baby...

Anyway, isn't his fault l blame the imperial government that united us together....

dont blame government,its never too late

HayB100:
you no dey think? You dey compare Soyinka to Oputa? Abi ko fe daa fun Iwo ATI Oputa nii? Who be Oputa? Oputa kor, Okuta nii🤣🤣🤣🤣

no mind am. Let him be comparing Soyinka with Okuta

MikeofAfrica:


William Shakespeare wrote the most complicated novels in human history. Only sound students of literature understood the shakespeare's English.

Yet his books recorded a huge success in the world literally market. I was a Science student but I could remember reading Shakespeare's novels while in secondary school. I was later introduced to the edited version of his " Lamp tales from Shakespeare " which was easier to understand.

Hence the excuse that you are giving for the flop of Soyinka's books in the literally market does not hold water. If any of Soyinka books is a masterclass like Things fall Apart, it will be a hotcake in the literally market like Shakespeare books.

Soyinka is a good author but when it comes to natural talent in writing and literature, he is no where near Achebe. What Soyinka has going for him is a more expose knowledge of literature.

This is understandable since Achebe was a medical student before moving into literature. Hence Literature was not his first choice of carrier yet he became the greatest writer in the African continent.

Comparing Achebe and Soyinka is like comparing Okocha and Mikel Obi. Okocha is a more talented midfielder than Mikel but Mikel was more expose than Okocha. Hence Mikel won trophies that Okocha never won.

However even with those trophies, we all know that Okocha is better than Mikel. Similarly, even with the Nobel prize, we all know that Achebe is better than Soyinka.

wehdone o, omo ibo

Professor Wole Soyinka is the best