tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456696754504552989.post6450824066689085732..comments2023-08-07T08:49:48.548-07:00Comments on Adejoh's: A Tribute to Chinua AchebeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08253288573908639550noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456696754504552989.post-28812211359447237962013-06-25T19:37:51.106-07:002013-06-25T19:37:51.106-07:00'not allying with power against the powerless&...'not allying with power against the powerless'... Very profound. Thank youAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08253288573908639550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456696754504552989.post-26577160757020143602013-06-25T19:36:02.404-07:002013-06-25T19:36:02.404-07:00Perfect Peace. His soul would find rest. Perfect Peace. His soul would find rest. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08253288573908639550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456696754504552989.post-12094515601600126482013-06-25T19:33:15.576-07:002013-06-25T19:33:15.576-07:00Funny thing, when I first saw the picture I though...Funny thing, when I first saw the picture I thought the same. I think it shows a vulnerable, deeply lonely man who was robbed of the opportunity of reconnecting with his roots. What does it communicate to you, please share. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08253288573908639550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456696754504552989.post-22480433051383930382013-06-25T19:30:12.011-07:002013-06-25T19:30:12.011-07:00Yes, that's actually what I set out to accompl...Yes, that's actually what I set out to accomplish. I wish I knew the man, I wish I had the pleasure of talking with him. As things are, it is only through his works that I would be communicating with or knowing him. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08253288573908639550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456696754504552989.post-82194231354668289802013-06-25T19:28:03.192-07:002013-06-25T19:28:03.192-07:00Thank you so much. It is comments like yours that ...Thank you so much. It is comments like yours that keep writers in check, courageously demands quality of them. Thank you. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08253288573908639550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456696754504552989.post-12305988215693157532013-03-28T06:34:17.518-07:002013-03-28T06:34:17.518-07:00There's no gainsaying that Achebe inspires div...There's no gainsaying that Achebe inspires diverse mindsets across the globe, its however pertinent to keep the torch of 'his boldness' as bright and illuminating as he must have wished, especially his ideal of "not allying with power against the powerless"..then have we truly mourned him..Adieu Achebe!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456696754504552989.post-47965019765075523682013-03-26T03:15:18.561-07:002013-03-26T03:15:18.561-07:00The lexis and syntactic structure of this piece ma...The lexis and syntactic structure of this piece makes it a tad distracting and a difficult piece to follow. It reads almost as if you tried too hard to find the words and once you found them, threw them all over the place without regard for your reader' breathing and pace. A few Comma's should actually be semicolons to indicate interdependent statements; i.e. the sentence could have been ended but wasn't (for example the comma in the first sentence of the last paragraph and the unnecessary sentence boundary created by the full stop punctuation in the first complex sentence of the same paragraph breaking the flow between "gift of pride" and "Knowing"). Otherwise, brilliant and heartfelt piece.<br /><br />Interesting but curious comment about Achebe and 50 cent's encounter over the use of the name of Achebe's novel. In my opinion, I wouldn't list that particular controversy under the context in which it is being considered in the first comment simply because Achebe himself culled the title of his book from a 1919 poem by William Butler Yeats titled "The Second Coming".<br /><br />My thoughts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456696754504552989.post-17440190685203250002013-03-24T12:09:25.760-07:002013-03-24T12:09:25.760-07:00Adejoh I love this. To me, this article in its own...Adejoh I love this. To me, this article in its own honest way immortalizes his works. Thanks mateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456696754504552989.post-41180351699619091582013-03-23T07:50:33.172-07:002013-03-23T07:50:33.172-07:00I like that picture..it has some communicationI like that picture..it has some communicationIruomanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456696754504552989.post-2873044104275802722013-03-23T06:27:42.262-07:002013-03-23T06:27:42.262-07:00Nice nice nice!!!Nice nice nice!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17922032570622700571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456696754504552989.post-10726991218325388002013-03-23T01:33:44.017-07:002013-03-23T01:33:44.017-07:00It is indeed an irreplaceable loss, but Achebe was...It is indeed an irreplaceable loss, but Achebe was never really a mortal to me, like most people who had the rare priviledge of reading considerable African literature, he was like a diety in the minds of teachers and readers alike. <br />He wasnt a carnal soul who was interested in mundane patronage such as the now 'dishonorable national honours' which he rejected from 2 administrations, rejected 50 cents $1m to use the name 'things fall apart' for his movie. <br />Never afraid to speak his mind and damning the consequences in the preocess. <br />I hope another Chinua Achebe evolves in our lifetime in a morally bankrupt society such as ours. <br />May God rest his soul... AmenHassannoreply@blogger.com