This man is a beautiful writer. His prose is elegant. Achebe took me to Africa and snuggled me down right in the middle of a tribe. After reading this book I felt that I had visited africa and met the people. Although many of the thoughts and values were different from my own Achebe presented his characters with such sympathy that I did relate to them.
I also read Things Fall Apart last year because it was recommended on the website of my favorite author – Stewart O’Nan.
On the basis of reading these two books I would recommend anything by Chinua Achebe.
vc
francis said,
January 10, 2008 at 6:18 pm
hi !!
you are right!!!!Achebe is genuis writer and i really like his novels.
if you are interseted in african literature , try this novel of a Ghanaian writer Ayi Kwei Armah : The beautyful ones are not yet born.
franci
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Julie said,
March 27, 2008 at 3:22 am
Yeah, the narrative technique and the proverbs used are quite interesting. Makes you feel as if you are in Igboland. I wonder though if the story reflects what used to happen in Nigeria or is it all just fiction. Where there realyy a God called Ulu and a village called Umuora?
Julie said,
March 27, 2008 at 3:24 am
http://www.shvoong.com/books/1795609-arrow-god/