BluntBoy:


Influential is subjective too.

And even the greatness of scientific discoveries are subjective as well. One person might feel that one discovery is more relevant than the other, which may not necessarily be so.

Only Igbos have problems with the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature. Go to the Nobel website and you would see that even though the Nobel Prize has generated controversies with some writers that they gave the Prizes to, no one had a problem with Soyinka getting it in 1986.

The Nobel Prize in Literature had been Eurocentric until 1986, and in 1986, the Committee decided to open up the prize to writers from other continents. The Committee unanimously agreed on Soyinka. In some instances, they fight over choices. But in the case of Soyinka, they all agreed that as at that time, he was the most relevant nonEuropean writer.

There is nothing subjective about being influential.

Achebe is more popular than Soyinka in the world on the basis of literature.
He is the most translated African author of all times.
What is subjective about that?

The Nobel is just one award. I don't understand your obsession with it.
It is probably because that is your only claim to influence for Soyinka.

Achebe won other numerous literary awards.

DuxofMen:



Let me break it down for you.

Chinua Achebe's books are studied in secondary schools, whilst Wole Soyinka's books, even by nature of their complexity, are studied as Ph.D treatise.

In your dreams.
Go to any arts faculty in any university in the western world and see if you would not find Achebe among the recommended text.

On the other hand, Soyinka books as good as they are, are studied in Nigeria only, if they are studied at all.

Kennyswagz1:
did you just call nobel just an award FYI the nobel prize is the higest prize you will ever receive in your field.. soyinka is the only african to have won it in the academic field, other Africans have only won it for peace..

List ten Nobel laureates that are influential than chinua Achebe till date.

I hope you know art is subjective.

We are not talking about science here. We are talking a very subjective area like arts.

The Nobel committee in their subjective opinion gave Soyinka a Nobel in arts.
There are other top literary awards that Soyinka did not and will never win.
It is subjective.

The test of greatness transcends all that.

Kennyswagz1:
so going by your logic now, achebe is better Toni Morrison because she didn't write a book that is as popular as things fall apart..

Look.up at the quote above and stop asking yeye question.

Kennyswagz1:
You are just talking nonsense.. Toni Morrison is also a nobel laurette but are works are not that popular.. will you now say achebe is better than Toni morrison

I didn't mention better. Art is.subjective.

My emphasis was on impact and greatness.

Tony Morrison may be a Nobel winner just like hundreds of winners like him.

But you can bet that he does not have as much impact and global acclaim like the great Achebe.

Kennyswagz1:
so why were you spilling shit before

Spilling what?
Is your brain running on Pentium one?

makinson2865:


Your argument is illogical dude so,
go and sleep and stop embarrassing your tribemen.ode osi

As opposed to calling yourselves the most educated and most sophisticated in Africa without any empirical evidence?

Get the fucckk out of here. Clown.

Kennyswagz1:
Oga forget this long story and tell me the name of the oyibo that called him Father of african literature

The same oyibos that gave Soyinka a Nobel.
The same oyibos that enlisted things fall apart as a mandatory study text in high schools and colleges of America.

Clown.

richie240:

lolz.... all dt one is fable.
The day u see a thousand orpi-iweka monkey post goals recognized above just one EPL goal, then we can talk. As for now, I'll let u wallow in self-consolation.

Chinua Achebe book is studied in high schools and colleges in America.
Even chimmanda books are now becoming doctrine.

I know Soyinka is the greatest from Yoruba land, but sorry, people don pass am.

Kennyswagz1:
Abeg shutup how many people know toni Morrison yet she is a noble laureate

We are saying the same thing.
Nobel is just an award, just like any other award.
It doesn't make the rest of the world bow to you.
True greatness transcends it.

mysteryman2014:


The Ethopian won the Nobel prize for what? Why not compare Apple for Apple

He won a Nobel prize for peace same as an Iraqi girl.
Doesn't make him the most peaceful man in Africa.

Same with Soyinka.

Kennyswagz1:
Please tell me the oyibo that called achebe the father of literature

lol
Go to any western website that talks about achebe.
The first thing you would see is that.

If the most translated writer in African history is not the father, I don't know who is.

richie240:

eyahhh.... just as 1000 monkey post goals cant equate (just) one EPL goal.
keep consoling yasef.

Even the oyibo that gave him the nobel prize call Achebe the father of African literature.
His books are read in any and every western country on earth as a reference point.

An Ethiopian politician just won the Nobel prize this month. It doesn't mean he and Achebe are now mates in this world.

Kennyswagz1:
E pain am.. chimamanda will not smell nobel prize in the next 100yrs

Chimamnda has probably done more globally than Soyinka ever did and is more known too.
And with lots Of contemporary awards.

Respect to the great man, but chimamanda is now the Queen of the jungle.