Tag Archives: Things Fall Apart
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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LAKSHMI KRUPA Who will fill the void now that Chinua Achebe is gone? This writer wonders if Chimananda Ngozie Adichie is the answer. Even as I, along with countless other fans of the Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe grieve the loss … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Annie John, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, CHINUA ACHEBE, Half of a Yellow Sun, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Purple Hibiscus, Thing Around Your Neck, Things Fall Apart
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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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By Belayneh Abate Many news outlets broadcasted the death of Chinua Achebe. His flesh that he shares with us and other animals might have changed its physical form. But how could a soul embellished with wits and wisdoms such as … read more »
Posted in Article, Belayneh Abate, Columnist, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria
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Tagged Boston, CHINUA ACHEBE, Death, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Things Fall Apart, Things Fall Apart: A Novel, United States
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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 »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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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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I was brought up on the likes of Chinua Achebe as far as African literature in English is concerned. This was also the case with previous generations of post-colonial African writers and readers. As a tribute to him I present … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged African literature, CHINUA ACHEBE, Indepth Africa Magazine, Jean-Paul Sartre, Nigeria, Nuruddin Farah, Things Fall Apart, Things Fall Apart: A Novel
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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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Ken Saro-Wiwa Early in this long-awaited memoir of the Nigerian Civil War, Chinua Achebe, Nigeria’s most famous and respected writer, recalls a conversation between himself, his future father-in-law, T.C. Okoli, and Christie, his future bride. “In the course of the … 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 »
JON GAMBRELL, huffingtonpost “There Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra” (The Penguin Press), by Chinua Achebe Before Nigerian author Chinua Achebe became a famous writer, he was a journalist first, rewriting radio scripts for the state-run broadcaster. That … 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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BY Jacey Fortin But for world-famous author and scholar Chinua Achebe, 81, the Biafran War of 1967-1970 is more than a moment in history. It is a lesson that should not be forgotten, especially as Nigeria witnesses a new wave … read more »
Lagos – Authorities on Tuesday shut Nigeria’s oldest university after a two-day protest by students over poor infrastructure in the institution, students and teachers said. Authorities shut down for two weeks the University of Ibadan in southwest Nigeria after students … read more »
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, African news, CHINUA ACHEBE, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Things Fall Apart, Tuesday, University of Ibadan, Wole Soyinka
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November 14, 2011 by benim
Lagos – The author of internationally acclaimed novel Things Fall Apart and other works examining the political failures and corruption of oil-rich Nigeria has again turned down a national honour over the failings of the nation. Chinua Achebe rejected being … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged CHINUA ACHEBE, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Orders decorations and medals of Nigeria, Pan African News, President of the United States, Southern Africa, Things Fall Apart, Things Fall Apart: A Novel, West Africa
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He was an unknown entity until a few days to the July 9 2011 congress of the ruling NDC. Somehow he managed to court the attention of the media by making the audacious claim that God had revealed to him … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Ghana, Indepth Africa Magazine, News, West Africa
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