Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebewas a Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic. His first novel Things Fall Apartwas considered his magnum opus, and is the most widely read book in modern African literature...
NationalityNigerian
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth16 November 1930
CityOgidi, Nigeria
CountryNigeria
trouble failure-of-leadership nigeria
The trouble with Nigeria is simply and squarely a failure of leadership,
black done facts
The writer cannot expect to be excused from the task of reeducation and regeneration that must be done. In fact, he should march right in front.
lying thought-provoking lizards
Every lizard lies on its belly, so we cannot tell which has a belly-ache
latin inspiration native-american
In America there is really very little knowledge of the literature of the rest of the world. Of the literature of Latin America, yes, But that's not all that different in inspiration from that of America, or of Europe. One must go further. You don't even have to go too far in terms of geography - you can start with the Native Americans and listen to their poetry.
age care i-dont-care
I don't care about age very much.
mother thinking breasts
One would think he never sucked at his mother’s breast.
rain heart village
Even the village rain-maker no longer claimed to be able to intervene. He could not stop the rain now, just as he would not attempt to start it in the heart of the dry season, without serious danger to his own health.
country president
Presidents do not go off on leave without telling the country.
drama book writing
To the question of writing at all we have sometimes been counselled to forget it, or rather the writing of books. What is required, we are told, is plays and films. Books are out of date! The book is dead, long live television! One question which is not even raised let alone considered is: Who will write the drama and film scripts when the generation that can read and write has been used up?
world singers should
The singer should sing well even if it is merely to himself, rather than dance badly for the whole world.
brother flesh bones
A kinsman in trouble had to be saved, not blamed; anger against a brother was felt in the flesh, not in the bone.
hurt men necks
We do not seek to hurt any man, but if any man seeks to hurt us may he break his neck.
kind used ifs
What kind of power was it if it would never be used?
journey people leader
Stories serve the purpose of consolidating whatever gains people or their leaders have made or imagine they have made in their existing journey thorough the world.