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Tolexander: should i just believe your own summary of music is base on lyrics?

If you want to. Just answer my question sir!

0lumide: I think everyone should read things fall apart and ask how the book is helping people "understand" Africa.


All the Achebians here never read his books or only read the books because it was painting Igbos as the best tribe God created.


If you read Achebe's works including journals, then read his last book, you will know the man is a retarded old blood from the 40s. Achebe's last book was the movie other books were trailers and what was the movie about?

Division, saying his tribe is better than other tribes in Africa and blah blah blah!!!!!!



Achebe remain a disgrace even in death!!!!!!!

Who is this deranged foo.l? your father is the disgrace for given birth to a shallow thinking ape like you!

Sapphire@Yj:
Try to read Soyinka's books, u will see that they are rich in literary sense. You will see creative use of figures of speech, a unique writing style, and a powerful content presentation. If you are not versed in literature, you won't see any of these important components of his work

Nobody is saying that Soyinka works are average, but coming here to rubbish the works of Achebe is just plain stupidity coupled with blind hatred and bigotry.

bknight: Chinua Achebe wrote 'There Was A Country' abt a subject matter and told critics to go write theirs if they didn't like what he wrote.

Sam Omatseye has written his own opinion abt a subject matter, critics go and write ur own if you don't like his :p

No Love Lost
#Shikena!

The same way Achebe wrote about your otapiapia loving sage. Since you guys don't love it, go get yourselves some otapiapia.

Tolexander: let me know what you understand about music in its real sense?

Please answer my question. use your own standard of good music to judge!

dayokanu: Good you know there is a committee who reviews work and gives the Nobel and they are based in Sweden

So who gives "Father of African literature award" where are they located and which year did Ashebe win the prestigious Father of African Literature award

If you can help us tell who was Father of ancient African literature and father of Modern Asian literature with references

Dayokanu pls answer my question. Is Nelly a better Lyricist or Artiste than Nas?

Tolexander: is grammy won on music all about lyrics?

Please what is it won on? Enlighten us! Remember i asked him, is NELLY a better artiste or Lyricist? Even when he went platinum, they still refused to give him one. Now answer my question

Ola Johnson: CHICHIDODO, your comment shows you've not read Things Fall Apart. There is no picture of Achebe fighting racism in it but painting a clash of culture. But if you read Soyinka's great poem, Telephone Conversation, you will a picture of a racist landlady in London and what the author went through. CHICHIDODO, start reading, it will help you, you've eaten enough poo.

Nobody told you he fought racism with TFA! It just depicts how sacred igbos hold(held) their culture and religion!

seanet01: Bingo, Never in this world will a demented tribe like Yeebho produce a Nobel.
You people are genetically castrated.

Am i surprised at this? NO! You are known on NL for having the IQ of a 4 month old baby, so nothing constructive nor intelligent comes out of your mouth!

dayokanu: So tell us Father of ancient African literature, father of modern Asian literature, etc Abi na only Africa get such awards?

And which body gave him the award, where was he given, which date was he given?

Now let me break it down for you.
Nasir Jones was rated by BBC as the "greatest lyricist of all time" and we all know dude is a multi-platinum selling artiste. Shockingly, Nas hasnt won the GRAMMY before but NELLY has. Now Mr OLODO, is NELLY a better artiste or Lyricist than NAS?

seanet01: Arrant Nonsense!
Things fall apart in one aspect did promote racism or you never know?
Did you read the Osu stuff in that crap called things fall apart?

Please where did it promote racism? How old is this guy for Pete's sake? Your friends Dayokunu and Eko ILE must be laughing hard at this your sill.y statement!

Obi1kenobi: Please, why would you bother translating a mediocre product into scores of languages and incorporating the mediocre works into tertiary and secondary curriculums around the world in vastly differing cultures? How does that even make sense to you?

Dont bother asking my brother. Seanet, Dayokunu and the rodent called EKO ILE are the dumbest people you would ever come across.

seanet01: So translation of a literary work into many languages is your benchmark for excellence?
This people with their akpu reasoning.

You reason with your anus! Maybe you should ask your fellow bigots to explain it to you. If Soyinka's work were that fantastic, how come he is still relatively unknown? The world gave Achebe that title and not Igbos. TFA was so good it had to be translated into 60 languages of the world. Now where is the "TELEPHONE CONVERSION"? Or how do you rate an excellent work of literature? dumbo

dayokanu: I fully understand you. What matters more is "Father of internet, father of African literature, Father of African boxing, Father of runaway cowards etc "

Am I right?

No, what matters is making record sales, reaching out to the whole wide world,Taking Africa to the world, Fighting Racism with your works, being acclaimed by the world as the best in your field from Africa. Comprehende?

OX59: There is one thing I've rightly comprehended about Nairaland:98% of the folks here are more concerned with the messenger;never the message.
Sam said a very simple thing:he said TFA was a good novel based on its storyline(plot),but that the novel is average in use of words/language.............and for those fools who come to every post displaying crass ethnicity,let me ask you something simple:is Sam Omatseye a Yoruba man?is it not trite knowledge that this idiotic act of ethnic chavinism is worse in the so called youths?..................IF I WILL SUCCUMB TO YOUR GUTTER MENTALITY,I'D SIMPLY TELL YOU THAT YES,THE IBO MAN THAT HAS HIS NOVEL LISTED AMONG THE BEST 100 NEVER GOT A NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE WHILE THE YORUBA MAN DID............and am someone from the middle belt talking!

And yet the same "igbo man" was given the name "Father of Modern African Literature"? Kid go and sleep, its past bed time!

dayokanu: Its obvious some people here don't know what Nobel means They thought its some village "Father of internet, father of African literature, Father of African boxing, Father of African runaway cowards etc "

Mr OLODO, getting a Nobel prize doesn't mean you are the best in your field! ok? stop embarrassing yourself

bloggernaija: Personally , I read things fall apart twice,watched the mini series and took examinations based on the book. I kind of agree with Sam here. The dept and range of a typical Nobel winning work of literature is very very high and has little to do with the personality of the writer.Things fall apart simply falls short in this regard.
You only need to check out wole Soyinka poem ,"A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION" to understand what Sam is talking about. This peom is so deep that even an adult will find it hard to u dear stand without explanation. It did not win him anything

How come the "TELEPHONE CONVERSATION" hasn't been translated into many languages of the world yet? You and Sam must be daft not to understand the message behind "things fall apart". Fortunately, the world is not as daft as you and Sam, that's why the novel was translated into more than 60 world languages. The world don't celebrate mediocrity, do they? Hatred,Jealousy and bigotry can destroy a man, especially a daft one like you.

Ola Johnson: Sam Omatseye has made a point, whether wrong or right, I expect you to address this point, and not saying this.

He made no point! The RAT has been known for attacking people far above his intellectual capability senselessly!

tomakint: trust me slim, that son of belial is a 'Boko Haramist' I dey watch am e be like say he wan enter 'one chance soon' he is fond of being too quarrelsome in his many warped posts here perhaps he has this inferiority complex trailing him all his life, may be he is from a polygamous home, may be he was raised an orphan, or raised in the gutter infact the 'airhead' sha get serious issues, I hope he gets well soon at Yaba left

I would go for that! Dude's got some complex issue!

dayokanu: [size=18pt]The Nobel for a select few[/size]

Uncle Dayokunu goes to School!

eggheaders: fuccktard were agba dogging retard like you around so laughable.stop getting unnecessary hard one for the eggheaders.

Is this English? Oh No! Not a beneficiary of Awo's free education again.

banki: good next they should invite abati and co and also thr first lady for lying to migeria and misleading the ciTizenry and also wasting public funds. In germany

Your parents should be ashamed of you! like seriously

mediainspired: But why are some people here pathologically and pathetically tribalistic? Eko Ile, alj harem etc come to mind. On what bases? It beats me! Is it inferiority complex or what? Eko Ile in particularly is deranged and disgusting, always stirring up tribal conflicts here. Eko Ile, are u human or an animal? It's nauseating, abeeeg! Mtscheeeeewwwwwwwwwwwww!

EKO ILE is the name of an animal (rodent specie) found in sub-sahara africa.

caustical: How more retar.d.ed can U be? Igbos (indian hemps) are so dumb that whenever they wanna diss yoruba, the only thing that comes out of their mouth is palm oil. Are your brain cells made of palm oil?

Mr retar.d, kindly show me where he mentioned YORUBA? Go get a life foo.l

Gbongbonosi: Well am not blame them if its not this stupidity jinx call president pls what is wrong with this northern elders so they think they can fooled us?in all this items they listed below I did not see single one that government can offer to them When did terrorist as now become a business in Nigeria science they are started this menace many innocent life has wasted what we be the reward for innocent life am yoruba I always say this every time bokoaram should not considered themselves as mend because this people fighting for they are own right and everybody know What they are fighting for or did u hear they are attack church or mosque?or innocent life? I tell you this people are not demand for anything from federal government this is religious crisis but they know that they are have lost some good, 100k in monthly for terrorist group what of graduate that jobless if president try anything stupid many group we rise fighting government if north know they can not live any longer with any other tribes they should separate them self I see does calling for amnesty for terrorist group as brainwash

See what Awolowo's free education has caused!

emmasege: Well spoken my brother. I pray the eyes of my s/west folks will fully be opened to see that ACN is not in any way better than the PDP. They always claim to love us and protect the interest of yorubas, but they could stab one of Yoruba daughters in the back and prevent her 4m attaining the no. 4 position in the land. This to me, is the height of selfishness on the part of ACN and my people should have long read the handwriting on the wall. Even if mulikat was later impeached by the house fanatics, the slot should have still remained in the s/west. These same double-mouthed people later started crying foul that s/west is being marginalized, when they are truly the Judas who would betray us and sell our "birthright" to aboki.

Truth is Life! May God bless you and your household forever and ever!

take dat: Is that not the appropriate thing to do, and what the police is currently doing? Investigate where the presidential directive emanated from, if it was from a mole in the presidency or Leadership forged it claiming its a presidential directive!

That's why they are inviting the reporters over for questioning? Is that not the first step sir?

Alhaji LIE Muhamed is a born liar and propagandist. That we know already!

eko ilee: Listen to this old man with no common sense. And if we ask your foolish self to tell us what the man did that made him a criminal, you go run comot or begin dance azonto all over the place like a foolish monkey...

Cassava bread dullard. Please STFU....

EKO ILE! NL's official DUNCE!

Eko Ile: Same loser talk...

Same retarde.d talk....

Eko Ile: Though this is another depiction of the man's needless bitterness and anger, but it's another loser excuse to discolor the reason why he was never considered for the NOBEL.


His work wasn't up to par. PERIOD.

You are just a frustrated soul. Achebe is celebrated worldwide unlike your otapiapia Awolowo. Deal with it or go get a life.

GEJ should show no Mercy. The office of the president cant be ridiculed like this. lailai