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April 10, 2013

Tribute: My Initiation into Achebeism

by Samuel O. Adeyemi Unlike everyone else, my initiation into the world of Prof. Chinua Achebe did not start with Things ...

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April 3, 2013

Tribute: Achebe – The African writer whose pen had a conscience

by Dolapo Aina “Writers don’t give prescriptions; they give headaches”-Anthills of the Savannah- Chinua Achebe (1930-2013)  “The moving finger writes, and ...

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April 1, 2013

When I met Achebe, things fell apart – A tribute by James Hagerty

by James Hagerty Mr. Achebe did not share my enthusiasm. He informed me that he was too busy to grant ...

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March 30, 2013

Opinion: Chinua Achebe, the ventriloquial Iroko

by Robert Obioha One lasting impression I have gathered after years of reading practically most of Chinua Achebe’s literary works ...

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March 29, 2013

The Achebe I knew for 42 years – Prof. Nwala

•What he told me about There Was a Country To some people, Prof. Chinua Achebe wasn’t just the Things Fall Apart ...

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March 28, 2013

Chris Abani: Chinua Achebe – My complicated literary father

by Chris Abani As a writer I have fought with Achebe. Railed against the anthropological bent of some of his ...

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March 27, 2013

Opinion: From Ghana, we pay tribute to Achebe – “Damirifa Due”

by Sylvaus Bedzrah Even though the center could no longer hold for you while the falcon could still refuses to ...

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March 27, 2013

Victor Ehikhamenor writes in the New York Times: Achebe had no country to return to alive

by Victor Ehikhamenor He was a gentle needle that sewed tattered clothes, a minuscule scorpion’s tail that packed venom. He answered ...

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March 27, 2013

Laz Ude Eze: Lessons from Professor Chinua Achebe

By Laz Ude Eze After reading about the history of his early years noting that he wrote his most popular ...

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March 27, 2013

Nwilo Bura-Bari Vincent: I am glad Achebe gave us Chimamanda

by Nwilo Bura–Bari Vincent Achebe played a vital role in placing Nigerian literature in the limelight. He gave attention to ...

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March 27, 2013

Tribute: Farewell Achebe – You were a writer of polished prose, a true gem

by Bayo Oluwasanmi Achebe’s position on those great varieties of problems he wrote about was far reaching and breath taking.  Few ...

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March 26, 2013

What a way to go! The last gift Achebe gave us (#NewLeadership Series with Chude Jideonwo)

by Chude Jideonwo The more I think of him, the more I imagine a man who would never raise his ...

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March 26, 2013

Tribute: Chinua Achebe – Anunuebe that dwarfs the Iroko

by Okey Ikechukwu  The Iroko is really not the ultimate. This tree is a physically manifest great tree, unlike another ...

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March 24, 2013

“If you don’t like someone’s story, write your own” – The New York Times reviews Achebe’s life

by Dwight Garner “If you don’t like someone’s story,” Chinua Achebe told The Paris Review in 1994, “write your own.” ...

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March 23, 2013

Chimamanda Adiche pens an elegy to Chinua Achebe in Igbo [READ, TRANSLATION]

by Chimamanda Adichie Ife mee, Nnukwu ife mee, Chinua Achebe anabago, Onye edemede nke di, Egwu, onye nnukwu uche, onye ...

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March 23, 2013

“The massacre of Chinua’s people in Kano” – Soyinka, J.P Clark hit hard

by Isi Esene Literary icons, Professor Wole Soyinka and J.P Clark have reportedly linked the death of renowned writer, Professor ...

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March 23, 2013

Nelson Mandela, Kerry Washington, Odinga, many more pay tribute to Chinua Achebe on Twitter (TWEETS + VIDEO)

by Rachel Ogbu To millions of people around the world, Chinua Achebe, 82 was seen as the father of African ...

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March 23, 2013

“Achebe was a movement… He will never die” – Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala pays tribute

by Isi Esene The death of renowned writer, Professor Chinua Achebe on Friday has continued to attract reactions from many ...

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March 23, 2013

Okey Ndibe: How Chinua Achebe saved my professional career and other reminisces

by Okey Ndibe That interview happened thirty years ago. It had been followed by several other encounters with Achebe, but ...

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March 23, 2013

How Chinua Achebe died – Family

  The family of foremost literary icon, Chinua Achebe, said their late patriarch died peacefully following a brief illness. A ...

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March 23, 2013

Dele Momodu: As the world mourns Chinua Achebe

by Dele Momodu “It is a sad day for the world of Literature as one of its greatest icons, Prof ...

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March 22, 2013

“Frank, truthful and fearless”: President Jonathan pays tribute to Chinua Achebe

PRESIDENT JONATHAN SAYS ACHEBE’S IMMENSE PATRIOTISM AND SINCERE COMMITMENT TO A BETTER NIGERIA WILL BE GREATLY MISSED   President Goodluck ...

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March 22, 2013

Chimamanda pays tribute to Achebe: The man who rediscovered Africa

by Chimamanda Adichie After William Heinemann overcame their reservations and published “Things Fall Apart” in June 1958, it became a ...

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March 22, 2013

Tribute: For Chinua Achebe, a man who washed his hands early

by Cheta Nwanze “Age was respected among his people, but achievement was revered. As the elders said, if a child ...

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March 22, 2013

A tribute to Chinua Achebe, by Cheta Nwanze

By Cheta Nwanze “Age was respected among his people, but achievement was revered. As the elders said, if a child ...

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March 22, 2013

There was a (rare) man…: An Achebe Obituary

by Cheta Nwanze Chinualumogu Albert Achebe was born in Ogidi, in Eastern Nigeria on November 16, 1930 to Isaiah and Janet Achebe. ...

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March 22, 2013

BBC speaks to Anambra officials on Achebe: “We have lost an illustrious son”

by Hauwa Gambo The British Broadcasting Corporation’s breaking news service has confirmed from officials of his home state Anambra that ...

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March 22, 2013

Thisday Report: Gov Peter Obi confirms Achebe’s death

Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State has confirmed the passing away of one of the nation’s foremost literary icons, Professor ...

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March 22, 2013

“It’s true” – Family source confirms Achebe’s death

by Chi Ibe The rumours have swirled over the past two hours, and apparently confirmed by two major online media ...

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March 22, 2013

Just In: Chinua Achebe reported dead

Foremost novelist, Prof Chinua Achebe, is dead. He was 82. PREMIUM TIMES learnt he died last night in a hospital ...

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