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
reality difficult
It is difficult to express the reality of Ibo society in classical English.
heart reality diversity
Diversity is not an abnormality but the very reality of our planet. The human world manifests the same reality and will not seek our permission to celebrate itself in the magnificence of its endless varieties. Civility is a sensible attribute in this kind of world we have; narrowness of heart and mind is not.
reality giving mouths
Literature, whether handed down by word or mouth or in print, gives us a second handle on reality.
art reality men
Art is man's constant effort to create for himself a different order of reality from that which is given to him.
stupid integrity reality
One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.
reality years thought-provoking
The damage done in one year can sometimes take ten or twenty years to repair.
leaders nigerians
Nigerians are what they are because their leaders are not what they should be
abandoned falsehood notion recognize third waste
What's important is that we recognize the falsehood of the notion that the Third World should be abandoned because it's a waste of time.
expect fellow full life lives next observe
The most important thing about myself is that my life has been full of changes. Therefore, when I observe the world, I don't expect to see it just like I was seeing the fellow who lives in the next room.
Nigera is what it is because its leaders are not what they should be.
character
There must be areas in which a particular character does not represent you.
writing accepting
What you must accept is that your life is not going to be the same while you are writing.
trying done kind
I prefer to go on trying all kinds of things, not to be told, This is the way it is done.
thinking
Just think of the work you've set yourself to do, and do it as well as you can.