Tragedy has befallen the land. The iroko has fallen. THE EAGLE ON THE IROKO, Prof. Chinua Achebe, is dead.Achebe, one of the best fiction writers in recent memory, died in his USA base, according to information just reaching News Express.
He was 82, having been born on November 16, 1930, and had been in hospital in recent days.
Achebe is best known for his classical novel Things fall Apart. His last book, There Was A Country: A Personal History of Biafra, is still making waves.
Details later.
He was a great writer indeed....may his soul rest in peace! He might be dead but his legacy lives on through his writings!
•Photo: late Prof. Chinua Achebe.
Source News Express
The GREAT African IROKO, RIP... Every one's death diminishes me... Never send to know for whom the bell tolls...
ReplyDeleteShalom Achebe Family,
ReplyDeletePlease send my deepest condolences to you and the whole Achebe Family at the Passing of Prof. Chinua Achebe.
He, through his books was a great educator for me regarding the Omeana of Ndi Igbo and I am eternally grateful.
From Chief Odum Biara Ana Igbo Nwanne Di Uto; also known as Rabbi Yehudah (Tochukwu) ben Shomeyr, New Brunswick Canada