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May his soul rest in perfect peace. He made some of us what we are today in the literary world.
Great one, may your sole rest in perfect peace
"Godidi Gogodigo" sounded the the gon-gon beater of 'Omofia'. Things fall Apart. The Great Man Is gone. Oh how I missed my literature master, EPezit(opposite) in Kumasi High School. May the sole of The Great Achebe rest in pe ...
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Author: AKONOBA--
JOHN MAHAMA KILLED MILS. YOU DENIED MILS WAS SICK ALL THESE YEARS. YOU COMPELLED MILS TO STAND FOR A SECOND TERM KNOWING VERY WELL THAT MILS WAS NOT FIT TO CONTEST. YOU HID FROM GHANAIANS THE TRUE STATE ...
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Old fooooool! Learn to put politics aside for once
MAY THE ANCESTORS WELCOME YOU INTO THEIR FOLD.
DAMIRIFA DUE
DAMIRIFA DUE
DANIRIFA DUE
The narrow path, things fall apart the center cannot hold,,the arrow of god,,love brewed in pot etc
what great african? when some uses their talent to write and educate, others like jak akronfuor uses his to steal and akuffo addo uses his in 419 scam.
Old Soldier or whatever you called yourself, you are such an imaginable fool. Have you even read the article before commenting on it. What has the death of Atta Mills has to do with Chinua Achebe's or let alone John Mahama. M ...
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You have taken the words out of my mouth "Mr Figure Out".
Things have indeed, Fallen Apart. A Great Oak has been uprooted from Our midst. However his legacy in the Literary World will remain with us forever.
Sleep Well, ...
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With the passing of this great African mind, future generations are left to settle for intellectual pygmies like John Mahama and other Presidential comedians who peddle mediocrity masquerading as leadership.
I remember my literature master at Yaa Asantewa. Things fall apart indeed. I remember very well the saying the chick that will grow into a cockerel is known the very day it is hatched and many other proverbs which I liked ve ...
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I REMEMBER WHEN THERE WAS THE ACCIDENT IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL i HAVE FORGOTTEN THE YEAR.
I HOPE IT TURNED OUT FOR ALL OF YOU PRECIOUS GIRLS
The mighty has fallen. I have never come across any author who created such a mighty character as Chinua Achebe in Things Fall Apart (Oknokwo). I have to look for the novel and reread it again.
May he rest in Prefect Peace ...
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He certainly deserved a Nobel Prize in literature, just like his countryman Wole S... I remember meeting him face to face at Princeton in the late eighties.
A literary icon of our time.Rest in perfect peace. You made your nation and Africa proud.Your literary masterpiece "Things Fall Apart" and others will forever immortalize your name.
A great son of Africa who proved to the West that not all Africans are fools.RIP Sir
Just like Mandela full of wisdom.
Why should such people die when fools like... continue to live? Things are falling apart in Ghana and the center cannot hold.
What you wanted to say appear to have been said long by William Wordsworth thus:
"O Sir! the good die first,
And they whose hearts are dry as summer dust
Burn to the socket."
You see what I owe to Achebe?
Thank you. Great man Rest In Real Peace.
A great man of Africa, rest in peace
I can believe this. This man must be giving a higher honor by the govt. of Nigeria. He is a true son of Africa. He is a cultural centered activist. His name must never be forgotten in the books. May God save his soul and acco ...
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MAY THE SOUL OF THIS GALANT AFRICAN WRITER REST IN PEACE
Things have fallen apart
When I was in primary school my ambition was to be an author. I used to entertain myself by writing short stories. The biggest mistake I made was I read Things Fall Apart when I started secondary School. I thought to myself t ...
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True things has fallen apart indeed, may his soul rest in bosom of Almighty God.Now things has really fallen apart the center could not hold.
May your soul rest in peace Achibe
WE LOST A GREAT AFRICAN.REST IN PEACE SIR.
I will miss this honourary thinker and writer; he and many others like Ngugi Wathiongo, Peter Abrahams, Ayi Kwei Armah (of 'The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born' fame), etc, made me rediscover and be proud of my black identit ...
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When arrows of god strike,the man of the people are no longer at ease. What a man with prodigious knowlegde? I mentioned your name last week just to see that you have travelled to your ancestors.I respect you and ever respec ...
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Prof. Achebe, things have really fallen apart without the centre been able to hold. May ye rest in peace in the bosom of God, oh great son of Africa.
My condolences to the bereaved Achebe family.
I did not do literature at O' Level in my days at school but a best/close friend did and often quoted a few narratives and even recently I would suddenly say THINGS FALL APART-OKONKWO to remind me of my friends whom I have no ...
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ARE BORN. YOU WERE A UNIQUE PERSON.
REST IN YOUR FATHERS ARMS
Things fall apart the center cannot hold.Rest in perfect peace.
RIP OGA
Yes, today things have really fallen apart and the centre could not hold. may he rest in peace
Why should this great man die when a fool and idiot like sir john is still alive?
A true legend. Rest in Peace
RIPP
Sorry for my typo
Rest in perfect Peace!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The center can no longer hold
"The lizard that fell from the high Iroko tree said i will praise myself if no one else would do". This is a quote from "Things Fall Apart' Mr. Achebe, I salute you! You made some of us enjoy literature to the max. Thanks an ...
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May The Doyen of African novelists rest in Peace.
The mighty has fallen. Achebe was the best African novilist. May his soul rest in perfect peace.
A great light has been taken from the world.Indeed, death is the greatest leveler.To the bereaved, I say, "TIME WILL HEAL"
We shall always respect this intellectual African giant. It's a pity he died when many of the African countries are continuously falling apart big time. Rest in peace our dear brother.
Rest in perfect peace ACHEBE
SORRY OOO DADDY ACHEBE !. MAY THE LORD KEEP YOU IN HIS ARMS, AND GRANT THEE, ETERNAL REST ... AMEN !!!
A great african,indeed.Farewell,sir!!!!
He was indeed great
He stood tall above others
But Soyinka may not agree
He was the father of African literature
His captivating and amusing style of writing skills held the reader captive
Several times I was in his bond ...
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A mighty one has fallen. The greatest of the great African Writers. He must be honoured by the whole of Africa and indeed the World. May your great soul rest in perfect peace
I am really saddaned that our father is gone. May he humble soul rest in peace. I use this opportunity to thank Chinua Achebe for his literary works which transformed some of us from little village boys to the intelectuals th ...
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Now the center cannot hold..
So, Chinua Achebe, the greatest IROKO TREE of African literature has fallen.
This time,try as he did, the centre could not hold, but the literary legacy left behind is historical. He makes you read,read and want to read mo ...
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A noble African son indeed; your legacy to the literate world would always be remembered.
THIS COMING NEWS HAS COME TO GIVE ME A
HEART-SICK-NESS,ALTHOUGH,ALREADY,AM A
HYPERTENSION PACIENT,YOU HAVE LEFT A
BIG VACUUM AMONG OUR MIST,I AND OTHER
COMRADES STILL REMEMBERS YOU,AS STILL A
REY,AMONG THE AFRICAN-WRITER ...
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he was a man who contributed greatly to the lives of others through his literature.
Honourable, you are gone to the creator but your work remains on this earth ti eternity. Damirifa due, Rest in perfect peace. Amen
The Epilogue would be the same as The Prologue to Things Fall Apart"
"Turning and turning in the widening gyre.
The falcon cannot hear the falconer.
Things fall apart, the centre cannot hold.
And mere anarchy is loosed ...
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A GREAT SON OF THE WORLD
May he rest in perfect peace.Africa has lost a very great gift.I endeavored to read every book of his.Such profound wisdom in his writings.My eyes cann't hold the tears I will have to go.
The skies of Africa have turned dark, no more cries of the birds, no more wind blowing, there is total silence on the soil of Africa. A great Oak has fallen, no more resting place for birds, bats, squirrels, etc. No more shel ...
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He gave light to African literature. May all Africa give him a deserved place in their Monuments. A special place in Africa Hall of Fame.
How moving that a true master, formidable innovator and an indefatigable fighter for progress of Kojo Yankah's stature should write these soothing words. The man did indeed give light to African literature and Kojo fought -an ...
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Truly things have now fallen apart. May his soul rest in peace. Chinua Achebe will forever be remembered for his contribution to the development of literature.
This one true African! His legacy will live on unlike those of the political thievery class! May your soul rest in eternal peace.
I VOTED NDC,BUT I KNOW THEY ARE NOT BETTER THAN NPP. NPP IS NOT BETTER THAN NDC EITHER. THEY ARE ONE.
YES, THIS ACHEBE'S LEGACY WOULD HOLD, STOLEN MONEY WOULD WITHER AWAY LIE DUST IN THE WIND.
ACEBE, DAMIRIFA DUE !
Things fall apart and the center cannot hold.I left Ghana wednesday night to Germany,on my way from Kumasi to Accra,the trafic slowed down and many children with heavy loads on their head rushed to sell what they were carryin ...
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Thank you my brother for doing what you did for that poor girl. It is sad that in a nation called Ghana not many care. Those who benefit the most in the system have given up on Ghana and that explains why steal brazenly and h ...
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Rest in Peace
We shall always remember Okonko
HE WAS ONE OF THE BEST AFRICAN WRITERS. MAY HE REST IN PEACE
May his soul rest in peace. My greatest fan
May your gentle soul rest in the bosom of the lord. You have been a source of inspiration, matured and grew talents all over the world and your name will forever remain in our hearts. We love you but god loves u more
The great Achebe always get me thinking about the dilemma of Africans living in the diaspora. Things fall apart in Africa but no longer at ease here in the diaspora.
"We returned to our places, these
Kingdoms,
But no lo ...
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May he rest in heaven
No one can replace this noble writer in Africa. He is the only known African Writer in the western libraries
Africa has really got talents.May his soul rests in perfect peace.
things fall apart, you have served your generation. i hope you were saved.
Prof, rest in peace. Your contribution to African literature will leave on.
You have played your part.And very well too.This the way of all flesh( apologies to dr. johnson)
Adieu Chinua.
Our men are fallen,Mindarus is dead.
Rest in peace
I am a "Man of the People" who is "No longer at ease" because "Things fall apart". These are books I read in my teen years. How apt these titles stringed together are even in these times and indeed a shame to us as Africans a ...
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A great man has indeed fallen.
Good bye Prof.
Good man
This great son of Mother Africa will always be our hearts.
1.'A tree is measured best when it is down'
2.'A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness'
3.'The bird says since men have learnt to shoot without missing, it has also learnt to fly without perc ...
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the most creative African by far. an inspiration to young talents.
fare well prof.
Prof. rest in perfect peace in the arms of your maker. You have faithfully contributed your bit to making this world a better place to live.
If things were falling apart back in the 70s when l first encountered your book, things have now really fallen apart the world over
A literary icon gone to be with God
Rest in peace
Oh father, son of the great soil
What shall we tell your grandsons
That you have really fallen,
That the arrow of God
Or the anthills have fallen on you,
The man of the people?
Indeed, we are no longer at ease
But I ...
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Adea yeme o o
Ah! Ah!! Why
Lan na? lan na?
Hmm! I can't
Bere bere wo
Say Allah
If i hold her hand she says don't touch, If i hold her hand she says dont touch, But when i hold her waist beads she pretends not to know"
-Chinua Achebe
Like Ghana,"the land of Obosa is notoriously an each for himself and God for us all". Chinua Achebe. Rest in perfect peace.
mere Anarchy is loose upon the world
Chinua Achebe deserves all the accolades heaped on him.
He was not only a gifted and talented writer, a story-teller par excellence, he was a social commentator and critic, a freedom fighter who used the pen to expose the ...
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