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The family of Professor Chinua Achebe and the South-East Governors Forum on Sunday fixed May 23 for burial of the literary icon. Chairman of the forum and Anambra State Governor; Peter Obi announced this after a meeting of the governors … read more »
Newspapers and Magazines were quite rightly full of very extensive eulogies of Chinua Achebe who passed away aged 82. Most chose to omit the tragic chapter of his involvement in the Biafra secession attempt that culminated in the civil war … read more »
Posted in Article, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Op-ed, South Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Achebe, Biafra, CHINUA ACHEBE, IndepthAfrica, Nadine Gordimer, Nelson Mandela, Nigeria, Things Fall Apart, Things Fall Apart: A Novel
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By Benjamin Obiajulu Aduba This is blasphemy coming from an Igbo man and one who claims to adore the late author. I must admit that I do not fully understand what National or State Burial means. My understanding is that … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Achebe, Boston, CHINUA ACHEBE, Head of state, Igbo people, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigerian, nigerian newspapers, Westminster Abbey, Wole Soyinka
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Amenyo, Kofi Now that he is gone, he cannot win it anymore. The Nobel Prize in Literature is not awarded posthumously. Achebe won almost everything except the mother of all literary prizes. Many people think he should have won it. … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Achebe, Anthills of the Savannah, CHINUA ACHEBE, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nobel Committee, Nobel Prize in Literature, Salman Rushdie, Swedish Academy
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By Qansy Salako Professor Chinualumogu Achebe passed on too early at 82. Given how the literary world remains insatiable drinking from his fountain of knowledge, he should have lived to 200. At least. “Your love has spread all over my … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged A Man of the People, Achebe, Biafra, Boko Haram, Chike Obi, CHINUA ACHEBE, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Things Fall Apart
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As we mourn the death of our great literary scholar, Chinua Achebe, here is a review of what is arguably his magnum opus, Things Fall Apart. Review: Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe In “Things Fall Apart”, Chinua Achebe did what … read more »
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Tagged Achebe, CHINUA ACHEBE, Culture of Africa, Ghana, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Joseph Conrad, Okonkwo, Things Fall Apart
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Chinua Achebe best known for breakthrough novel ‘Things fall Apart’ Nigerian novelist, poet and essayist Chinua Achebe, who died last week at the age of 82, was seen by many as the father of African literature. Simon Winder, publishing director … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Achebe, Anthills of the Savannah, CHINUA ACHEBE, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nelson Mandela, Nigeria, Things Fall Apart, Things Fall Apart: A Novel
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They Never Read Him True, as Soyinka observes, Things Fall Apart, Albert Chinualumogu Achebe’s first novel, “is a work of extraordinary power and insight. It remains one of the best-known works by the Nigerian writer, whose career has spanned over … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, West Africa
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Tagged Achebe, African Trilogy, CHINUA ACHEBE, Ghana, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Things Fall Apart, Wole Soyinka
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By; Kiflu Hussain Just yesterday, when I was provoked to write my latest piece “Getting Our Perspective Right on Our Fellow Africans,” I quoted extensively from a great work by a great genius of Africa, Chinua Achebe. At the time, … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Ethiopia, Kiflu Hussain, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Achebe, African people, CHINUA ACHEBE, Ethiopia, Fellow, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Scholarly method, Things Fall Apart
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The novelist and political dissident captured the soul of a continent — and helped me discover my own history By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Chinua Achebe has died at 82. To commemorate his passing, we have republished Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie’s essay … read more »
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Tagged Achebe, CHINUA ACHEBE, Igbo, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Joseph Conrad, Nigeria, Okonkwo, Things Fall Apart
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(CNN) — The death of Chinua Achebe represents more than the loss of a great writer. Achebe was perhaps the first to give voice with elegance, a poetic prose, and startling insight to the other side of the world which … read more »
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Tagged Achebe, CHINUA ACHEBE, CNN, IndepthAfrica, Joseph Conrad, Nelson Mandela, Things Fall Apart, Things Fall Apart: A Novel, United States
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Foremost novelist, Prof Chinua Achebe, is dead. He was 82. Reporters learnt he died last night in a hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. A source close to the family said the professor had been ill for a while and … read more »
Posted in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria
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Tagged Achebe, Africana Studies, Boston, Brown University, CHINUA ACHEBE, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Things Fall Apart, United States
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It’s taken more than four decades for Africa’s greatest author to talk about his experiences in the Biafran war, still one of Africa’s most tragic – and defining – conflicts. After the long wait, his book There Was a Country … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Achebe, Biafra, Biafran, CHINUA ACHEBE, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria newspapers, Nigerian, Nigerian Civil War, Tanzania
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Prof. Chinua Achebe’s latest book titled, There was a country: A personal history of Biafra”, has expectedly stirred up an important but desirable controversy, notably from the disciples of the late Pa Obafemi Awolowo. This was predictable. Achebe, true to … read more »
By Dr A. B. C Nwosu PROF. CHINUA Achebe’s latest book titled: There was a country: A personal history of Biafra”, has expectedly stirred up an important but desirable controversy, notably from the disciples of late Pa Obafemi Awolowo. This … read more »
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Tagged Achebe, Albert Schweitzer, Biafra, CHINUA ACHEBE, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian Civil War, Obafemi Awolowo, Yakubu Gowon
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by Mwongera Kioga This review is from: There Was A Country: A Personal History of Biafra (Kindle Edition) Chinua Achebe is a great writer, with well thought out and concise work that is well presented and easy to read. However … read more »
by Major General Alexander Madiebo Many people have been commenting on Professor Chinua Achebe’s comment on Chief Obafemi Awolowo in his book, There was a Country. What Achebe said, as I told some people, in all aspects, is correct. In fact, … read more »
By Tolu Ogunlesi Chinua Achebe’s latest book, There was a Country, has appeared fifty-four years after the author’s first novel, Things Fall Apart, today arguably the best-known novel ever written by an African. In the time between the two books, a … read more »
By Issa Aremu, Daily Mail opinion Mni — Controversy continues to trail Chinua Achebe’s latest memoir, entitled ‘There Was A Country: A Personal History of Biafra,’ the book which focuses on the Nigerian Civil War. Devils remain in the petty … read more »
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Tagged Achebe, Biafra, CHINUA ACHEBE, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Nigeria, Nigerian Civil War, Obafemi Awolowo, Things Fall Apart
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