Nigeria::Violence, Corruption Institutionalised - HRW Report Oct 10, 2007
According to author Chinua Achebe, winner of the 2007 Man Booker Prize, "Corruption in Nigeria has passed the alarming and entered the fatal stage; and Nigeria will die if we continue to pretend that she is only slightly indisposed.". Sham elections. (allAfrica.com)
Philip Roth Braces for Nobel Snub, Australia's Les Murray Rated a Chance Oct 10, 2007
An African favorite is Nigeria's Chinua Achebe, whose novel ``Things Fall Apart'' is a seminal post-colonial text, due to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2008. Achebe won the Man Booker International Prize this year. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
New high school looks to innovate Oct 4, 2007
Meanwhile, downstairs, Sasha Douglas led her English class in a discussion of Chinua Achebe s, Things Fall Apart, a book that also appears on many college syllabi. The novel follows a West African village as it experiences European colonization. (Chelmsford Independent, MA)
What is "Bad English 'Cost' Lives"? Sep 30, 2007
The famous Nigerian novelist and distinguished professor of English and Literature Chinua Achebe has often remarked that he, Professor Achebe, does not suffer fools gladly. He probably anticipates the scabrous likes of the Ghanaian Internet critic who had the temerity to impugn the linguistic integrity of yours truly by writing an article imperiously and stolidly titled Bad English Cost Lives (Ghanaweb. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Rhyme and treason Sep 1, 2007
The group sought to move beyond the work of Wole Soyinka, Chinua Achebe and Ngugi wa Thiong'o: "One of the things that made us slightly more original was that we studied African oral literature more seriously." This oral tradition characterises what Mapanje calls an "African" mode of communication, based on the telling and re-telling of stories. "There's usually a failure in African communication because if you're telling me to do this, this or this," he chops his hands down towards the table,... (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Ian McEwan novel may be too short for top prize Aug 9, 2007
The British author, who came under fire for taking a handful of pebbles from the famous Chesil Beach, near Abbotsbury, while researching On Chesil Beach, recently lost out to Nigerian author Chinua Achebe in the International Man Booker prize, awarded for a body of work. After having two authors - Kate Grenville and MJ Hyland - on last year's Booker short list, Australia has no-one in contention for this year's Booker Prize. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
A long way from home Jul 11, 2007
Chinua Achebe, 'the father of modern African literature', talks to Ed Pilkington about inventing a new language, his years in exile from his beloved Nigeria - and why he changed his name from Albert ... By rights I should be talking to Chinua Achebe in Ogidi, his home town in Nigeria ... "Apparently the car rolled over and over and was virtually lying on top of me. My son couldn't do anything himself so he ran to the road and shouted 'This is Chinua Achebe' at people to make them stop. Crowds... (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Let's not play that game Jul 3, 2007
Where you'll find me on a Friday night: cooking and playing cards with friends, dining at a new restaurant or. A 34 year-old transplant to metro Atlanta who has found her dating experience here. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Booker judges support Rushdie Jun 30, 2007
This year's International Booker winner is Nigerian author Chinua Achebe ... Chinua Achebe was not present at Thursday's award ceremony. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
The top ten films at the North American box office Jun 19, 2007
2007/6/14Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe won the 2007 Man Booker International Prize for fiction Wednesday, beating nominees including Philip Roth, Margaret Atwood and Ian McEwan. 2007/6/14One of the world's biggest electronic music festivals kicks off in Barcelona on Thursday and is set to draw about 80,000 people for three days of partying in the sun. (China Post)
Vindication for the voice of Africa Jun 17, 2007
As Chinua Achebe's work is recognised at last, he tells Paul Harris of a 50-year struggle to be heard ... But for Chinua Achebe, who now calls Bard home, the beautiful views are a mere distraction. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Chinua Achebe: The storyteller Jun 16, 2007
What, Chinua Achebe once asked in an autobiographical essay, does he have in common with Queen Victoria ... THEY SAY "Chinua Achebe's early work made him the father of modern African literature." - Nadine Gordimer, Nobel laureate. (Independent)
Nigeria: Achebe Wins Man Booker N15 Million Prize Jun 15, 2007
Chinua Achebe was announced winner of the 60,000 (about N15 million) Man Booker International (MBI) prize ... The chairwoman of the judging committee, the academic and critic Elaine Showalter, said: "In Things Fall Apart and his other fiction set in Nigeria, Chinua Achebe inaugurated the modern African novel. He also illuminated the path for writers around the world seeking new words and forms for new realities and societies.". (AllAfrica.com)
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Jun 14, 2007
Wednesday June 13, 2007. Okonkwo was well known throughout the nine villages and even beyond. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Chinua Achebe wins Booker Prize for fiction Jun 14, 2007
LONDON - Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe won the 2007 Man Booker International Prize for fiction Wednesday, beating such celebrated nominees as Philip Roth, Margaret Atwood and Ian McEwan ... Chinua Achebes early work made him the father of modern African literature as an integral part of world literature, said Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer, one of the three judges for the award ... In Things Fall Apart and his other fiction set in Nigeria, Chinua Achebe inaugurated the modern... (MSNBC)
The unseen literary world Jun 14, 2007
Chinua Achebe's long wait for recognition highlights the invisibility of non-western writers ... Chinua Achebe: is his lack of Nobel due to his self-avowal as a 'missionary in reverse ... Chinua Achebe of Nigeria, whom Mandela honoured on his 70th birthday as a fellow "freedom fighter", was yesterday named the winner of the 60,000 Man Booker international prize. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Awards showcase Nigerian authors Jun 14, 2007
Man Booker International Prize winner Chinua Achebe pioneered Nigeria's literary contributions ... Chinua Achebe Axel Seidemann/AP ... Chinua Achebe's seminal novel "Things Fall Apart" has become a worldwide classroom staple since it was published in 1958. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Chinua Achebe wins Man Booker Prize Jun 14, 2007
Chinua Achebe wins Man Booker International Prize - Newsday ... Chinua Achebe wins Man Booker International Prize ... June 13, 2007, 4:48 PM EDT The highly-regarded Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe today won the Man Booker International Prize, which is worth 60,000 and awarded only once every two years. (Newsday -- Entertainment)
Nigerian Writer Wins Man Booker Jun 14, 2007
Chinua Achebe in 2002 (PETER CUNLIFFE-JONES/AFP/Getty ). (AP) Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe won the $120,000 Man Booker International Prize for fiction Wednesday, an honor awarded every two years ... "Chinua Achebe's early work made him the father of modern African literature as an integral part of world literature," said Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer, one of the three judges for the award. (CBS News -- World)
Achebe wins ManBooker Jun 13, 2007
Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe ... Nigerian author Chinua Achebe has won a prestigious international award for literature, beating authors such as Salman Rushdie, Doris Lessing and Margaret Atwood, organisers said today ... Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Nigeria author wins Booker award Jun 13, 2007
Chinua Achebe is the most translated African author. Nigerian author Chinua Achebe has won the Man Booker International Prize in honour of his literary career. (BBC News)
U.S. study suggests antibiotic, breast cancer link Jun 13, 2007
Chinua Achebe, a Nigerian recognized as the father of modern African writing, has won the second Man Booker International Prize. Filmmaker Michael Moore says he had to rush a copy of his new film, Sicko, into Canada just before travelling to the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year because he feared U.S. federal investigators would seize it. (Yahoo News -- Antibiotics)
Achebe nabs Booker International Jun 13, 2007
Nigerian author Chinua Achebe has beaten writers such as Salman Rushdie, Doris Lessing and Margaret Atwood to win the second Booker International Prize. Achebe, whose most famous work is 1958's Things Fall Apart, has won the $141,000 award for his body of work. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Arts)
Achebe: Oral tradition not needed Jun 13, 2007
World-famous Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe has said that Africans should not be overly concerned if the long-established tradition of oral storytelling dies out ... " I hope I have shown it is possible to show respect to English and Igbo together Chinua Achebe "The situation may well develop in the future, in which the different languages of Africa will begin to reassert themselves," he added. "I have made provision for that myself, by writing certain kinds of material in Igbo. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Nigeria's Achebe honoured for his contributions to fiction Jun 13, 2007
LONDON Nigeria's Chinua Achebe, hailed as the father of modern African writing, was awarded the 60,000 ($126,200) Man Booker International Prize Wednesday. His award capped a triumphant month for Nigerian authors, as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie last week landed the Orange Prize, one of the literary world's top awards for women writers. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Man Booker International judges honour Chinua Achebe Jun 13, 2007
Chinua Achebe: 'a joy and an illumination to read ... The 60,000 Man Booker International prize goes today to the Nigerian author Chinua Achebe in a decision which confers equal lustre on giver and receiver ... The chairwoman of the judging committee, the academic and critic Elaine Showalter, said: "In Things Fall Apart and his other fiction set in Nigeria, Chinua Achebe inaugurated the modern African novel. He also illuminated the path for writers around the world seeking new words and forms... (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
African author wins Booker Prize Jun 13, 2007
Nigerian author Chinua Achebe has been awarded a prestigious international award for literature, beating authors such as Salman Rushdie, Doris Lessing and Margaret Atwood, organisers said on Tuesday. Achebe, whose most famous work is 1958's 'Things Fall Apart', won the 60000 (89000, $118000) Man Booker International Prize, which is awarded for a body of work in fiction. (iAfrica.com)
Chinua Achebe wins £60,000 international book prize Jun 13, 2007
Chinua Achebe wins 60,000 international book prize ... The 60,000 Man Booker international prize goes today to the Nigerian author Chinua Achebe in a decision which confers equal lustre on giver and receiver. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Extract: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Jun 13, 2007
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. Wednesday June 13, 2007. (Guardian Unlimited)
Nigeria's new faceCan author Adichie inherit the mantle of literary greats? Jun 8, 2007
Growing up in a house once occupied by famous Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe was "a lovely coincidence", Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie says, but it may have been where she first caught the literary bug ... "He is a remarkable man. The writer and the man. He's what I think writers should be," Ms Adichie says of Chinua Achebe, whose 1958 book, Things Fall Apart, earned him global acclaim ... After the publication of her first book Purple Hibiscus, one critic described Ms Adichie as "Chinua Achebe's... (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Award surprises Nigerian author Jun 8, 2007
Adichie said she was proud to take on the mantle of Nigerian authors Chinua Achebe and Wole Soyinka. She said there was a lot of writing talent in Africa, especially Nigeria and Kenya, but it was hard for new writers to flourish because of the poor infrastructure. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Things fall apart for farm family Jun 4, 2007
In April, he made the short list for the Man Booker International Prize, alongside Alice Munro, Philip Roth, Don DeLillo, Margaret Atwood and Chinua Achebe. What Ondaatje's after, his interview with the Globe and Mail reveals, is an "archaeology of character." That is, having followed three California characters from childhood into their 30s, showing how their personalities and behavior evolve, he spins around and takes two mature French characters in order to trace their histories back in time. (San Francisco Chronicle)
'Transcendence' on display at UHCL Art Gallery beginning next Monday May 31, 2007
A raku sculpture of a male torso, the other exhibit, is based on a character Okonkwo in the book "Things Fall Apart" written by Chinua Achebe, Matthys said. "It's just a beautifully written (book) that shows how tribal cultures in Africa are deeply affected, not necessarily in a positive way, by English colonization..." she said. (Pasadena Citizen, TX)
Eyes of Africa, world are on Nigerian presidential election Apr 21, 2007
LAGOS, NIGERIA Celebrated Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe once summed up his countrymen's entrenched cynicism when it comes to corrupt politicians. "Tell them that this man had used his position to enrich himself," he wrote in A Man of the People. (Houston Chronicle)
Nigeria's Crucial Test of Democracy Apr 21, 2007
The celebrated Nigerian author Chinua Achebe once blamed his country's lack of development on a failure of leadership. And as Nigeria approaches its watershed presidential election on Sunday, the need for leadership in the troubled West African powerhouse nation has never seemed more pressing. (Time.com)
Nigerian presidential vote marred Apr 20, 2007
But the renowned Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe spoke for many of his compatriots when he said that the past eight years of democratic rule have been wasted. "President Olusegun Obasanjo has taken Nigeria as low as it has ever gone," he said. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Global fiction list bound to frustrate Apr 14, 2007
Nigeria: Chinua Achebe. The Netherlands: Harry Mulisch. (The Australian)
People: Geri Halliwell, Michael Jordan, Chinua Achebe Apr 14, 2007
The bigger they are, the harder they fall, reveals a new Forbes magazine list rating the most costly divorce settlements of the stars. The pending divorce of the basketball great Michael Jordan from his wife of nearly 18 years, Juanita Vanoy, a Chicago bank officer, could end up as the most expensive in entertainment history, Forbes said, with Vanoy collecting more than $150 million. (International Herald Tribune)
Infotainment Apr 14, 2007
The intriguing shortlist, announced at a press conference in Toronto, ranged from Nigerian Chinua Achebe. Literary purists may quake at the prospect of a Charles Dickens theme park complete with a Great Expectations boat ride and Ye Olde Curiosity Gift Shop. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Who wears the world's literary crown? Man Booker award aims to decide Apr 14, 2007
From the US it takes Philip Roth and Don DeLillo; from Mexico, Carlos Fuentes, one of the trailblazers of the Latin American "boom" of the 1960s; from Canada, Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje and Alice Munro; from Nigeria, Chinua Achebe, the most translated African author in history; from Israel, Amos Oz; and from Britain, Doris Lessing and Ian McEwan. The judges, of almost matching eminence in their fields, are the US academic Elaine Showalter, the South African novelist Nadine Gordimer, and... (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Carey gets nominated Apr 14, 2007
Also nominated are three Britons - Ian McEwan, Salman Rushdie and Doris Lessing - Nigeria's Chinua Achebe, Ireland's John Banville, Mexico's Carlos Fuentes, Israel's Amos Oz, France's Michel Tournier and Dutch writer Harry Mulisch. The winner will be announced in June. (The Age, Australia -- Entertainment)
Carey nominated for international Booker Apr 13, 2007
Salman Rushdie, Chinua Achebe and Margaret Atwood are among 15 authors selected as finalists for the 2007 Man Booker International Prize, the award's organizers said. The 60,000($118,000) award is presented every two years to highlight a living writer's continued contribution to fiction on the world stage. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Carey listed for international Booker Prize Apr 13, 2007
Salman Rushdie, Philip Roth, Chinua Achebe and Margaret Atwood also made the list. The 60,000-pound ($142,865) award is presented every two years to highlight a living writer's continued contribution to fiction on the world stage. (ABC Online)
Atwood on World Booker shortlist Apr 13, 2007
SHORTLISTED AUTHORS Chinua Achebe Margaret Atwood John Banville Michael Tournier Peter Carey Carlos Fuentes Ian McEwan Harry Mulisch Doris Lessing Alice Munro Michael Ondaatje Amos Oz Philip Roth Salman Rushdie Don DeLillo. The original Booker Prize is open only to writers from Britain, Ireland and the Commonwealth. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Canadians in contention for Man Booker International Apr 13, 2007
Besides the trio of Canadians, all of whom have are associated with Toronto-based McClelland & Stewart Publishers, the nominees include authors from the U.S. (Don De Lillo, Philip Roth), the United Kingdom (Ian McEwan), Ireland (John Banville), Australia (Peter Carey), the Netherlands (Harry Mulisch), Israel (Amos Oz), India (Salman Rushdie), France (Michel Tournier), Mexico (Carlos Fuentes), Nigeria (Chinua Achebe) and England-by-way-of-what-is-now-Zimbabwe (Doris Lessing). Nationality,... (Globe and Mail)
Margaret Atwood, Philip Roth among 15 authors in running for international Booker Prize Apr 13, 2007
Also nominated were three Britons - McEwan, Salman Rushdie and Doris Lessing - Nigeria's Chinua Achebe, Ireland's John Banville, Australia's Peter Carey, Mexico's Carlos Fuentes, Israel's Amos Oz, France's Michel Tournier and Dutch writer Harry Mulisch. The winner is to be announced in June. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
What is good for Dan Botwe is good for K. Adjepong Apr 12, 2007
When in 1958, Chinua Achebe wrote that when a child washes his hands well, he eats with elders, participatory democracy in Africa was perhaps, as unpromising as the life of Unoka, Okwonkwos father. But nearly fifty years down the line, things have not fallen apart, as Achebe titled his bestseller. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
- The amazing world of Chet and Joe Okonkwo Apr 10, 2007
He was a well-known broadcaster and had worked with Chinua Achebe, the country's most famous living writer. Their mother, Teresa, was from a business family in the same area. (Guardian Unlimited)
Achebe fears for Nigeria's polls Apr 7, 2007
Renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe has told the BBC he does not believe Nigeria's national elections, due later this month, will be credible. "Democracy has not progressed in Nigeria - corruption has not diminished," he said about President Olusegun Obasanjo's time in office. (BBC News -- Africa)
Law Professor urges Nigerians to tackle leadership malaiseDakar, Senegal (PANA) - As Nigerians brace for another crucialencounter with history in the April general elections, AkinOyebode, a Professor of Jurisprudence and International Law,has called on his compatriots to "make the right choices" andaddress their country's malignant "poverty of leadership". 24/03/2007 Full Text... Mar 25, 2007
The law professor x-rayed Nigeria's post-independence leadership question and arrived at a similar verdict eloquently enunciated by the country's internationally renowned novelist Chinua Achebe in his 1983 classic "The Trouble with Nigeria," blaming the national malaise squarely on "failed leadership.". "Different contradictions stare each and every observer of the Nigerian scene in the face: poverty in the midst of plenty; ignorance standing side by side with numerous educational institutions;... (Panapress.com)
With passion and perspective, writer opens eyes Feb 4, 2007
Wainaina has his students read an essay by the Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe, who attacked Conrad's classic text as an ugly exercise in literary racism. As a follow-up, Wainaina assigns them to write two essays on "Heart of Darkness," one arguing that the novel is racist and the other that it is not. (Albany Times Union)
Africans must fix their own problems Jan 21, 2007
In his book The Shackled Continent, Robert Guest quotes Chinua Achebe speaking on his homeland, saying that the trouble with Nigeria is simply and squarely a failure of leadership. There is nothing basically wrong with the Nigerian character. (iAfrica.com)
