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Chinua Achebe (2011). “No Longer at Ease”, p.16, Anchor. 22 Copy quote. There is nothing to fear from someone who shouts. Chinua Achebe. Chinua Achebe (1996). “Things Fall Apart”, p.99, Heinemann. 7 Copy quote. The trouble with Nigeria is simply and squarely a failure of leadership.
- “If you don't like someone's story, write your own.” ― Chinua Achebe.
- “The world is like a Mask dancing. If you want to see it well, you do not stand in one place.” ― Chinua Achebe.
- “While we do our good works let us not forget that the real solution lies in a world in which charity will have become unnecessary.” ― Chinua Achebe, Anthills of the Savannah.
- “The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to stay. Now he has won our brothers, and our clan can no longer act like one.
- On Igbo Worldviews
- The Evil of Colonialism and Subjugation
- Telling The African Story
- On The Role of Art
- On Colonialist Critique
Here Achebe explains an underlying philosophy behind the traditional Igbo judicial system- one that also arises out of their sense of community as opposed to Western individualism. Achebe himself demonstrates this in the domestic abuse case judged by the Egwugwu in ‘Things Fall Apart.’ The Egwugwu’sjudgment reflects a desire to sustain peace and ha...
Chinua Achebe saw colonialism as a great evil. He saw it for what it was, a selfish resource-grabbing exercise rather than one arising out of any altruistic or noble intentions. Achebe’s ire was often drawn against those Western writers who perpetuated the idea that the Colonizers were motivated by some noble objective. Here Achebe explains the par...
Here we see one of the major motivations for Achebe’s writing and a key aspect of his campaigns within his capacity as a writer, critic, and educator. He believes that the task of telling the African story should be reclaimed from Westerners. The account of foreigners may suffer from either their lack of proper familiarity with the events, their in...
Here Achebe is responding to charges that he did not seek to produce certain important outcomes in his books that should have advanced a pro-African narrative within the backdrop of a cultural war with racist Western literature. One prescription was that he ought to have allowed Okonkwo to succeed, to correct through art the evils of history. But a...
Achebe was often impatient with critics of African literature who expected it to conform to a standard for universality that was essentially Western rather than genuinely global. He saw in their demand an unwillingness to appreciate literary products coming outside the West on its terms. These critics pretend to demand that Africans write in a mann...
Let the kite perch and let the eagle perch too – If one says no to the other, let his wing break. As our fathers said, you can tell a ripe corn by its look. A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership.
In such a regime, I say, you died a good death if your life had inspired someone to come forward and shoot your murderer in the chest-without asking to be paid. Chinua Achebe. Life, Asking, Inspired. A Man of the People ch. 13 (1966)
Chinua Achebe. If you had been poor in your last life I would have asked you to be rich when you come again. But you were rich. If you had been a coward, I would have asked you to bring courage. But you were a fearless warrior. If you had died young, I would have asked you to get life. But you lived long.
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Chinua Achebe, born on November 16, 1930, in Ogidi, Nigeria, is widely regarded as one of Africa's most influential and celebrated authors. He is often referred to as the "father of modern African literature" and is best known for his groundbreaking novel, "Things Fall Apart," which established him as a leading voice in African literature and helped reshape the narrative of Africa in Western ...
