The I-CAR from Mercedes and Apple

What more do u want, tell it to mercedes and apple.

THE IROKO HAS FALLEN

The soil, too soft. The root, all chopped off.
An Iroko has fallen...

The giant of African literature, father of the African proverbs and oral tradition.

With a great sense of expertise, he weaves folk tales into the fabrics of his stories, bringing forth the community values in both the content and the form of storytelling.

Captivating and suspense filled chapter after chapter, digging you deeper into the cultural anal of African society.

He writes with a great command of the English language, code switching and mixing in a thrilling manner causing confusion even with the original owners of the language.

Great respect er of the African language, culture and beliefs. He always finds a way of depicting Africa as a ground of civilization even before the arrival of the OYINBOs.

How can one celebrate African Literature without folk songs?
"For whom is it well, for whom is it well? There is no one for whom it is well"(Things Fall Apart)
A dope blending of folk songs rendered 'sexily' to the readers worldwide.

He develops his plot in an architectural form of completeness giving you a form of comfort in the novel your bulging eyes are seriously reading.

A great narrator, storyteller and awesome essayist. Perfectionist, father and a friend...
 Go tell it to the mountains, tell it to the inks and pens.                                      Go tell it to the prints and craving eyes, tell them that THE IROKO HAS FALLEN.

Things finally falls apart when the Anthills of the Savannah dealt with the Girls at War. Its a regular Trouble with Nigeria-home and Exile.
The arrow of God made both Chike and the River no Longer @ Ease. There was a Man of the People, loved by many...

THERE WAS A COUNTRY which is the latest of his novels is already in the shelves of literary enthusiasts like myself. Finally, THINGS FALL APART.
 Adieu Pa Albert Chinulumogu Achebe.

Wusu Olusoji Daslhim

 (Ex-president, English Studies Student Association)Isolo chapter

Chinua Achebe, grandfather of African literature, dies at 82

 Nigerian novelist and poet Chinua Achebe, widely seen as a grandfather of modern African literature, has died at the age of 82, publisher Penguin said on Friday.
Achebe made his name more than 50 years ago with his novel "Things Fall Apart," about his Igbo ethnic group's fatal brush with British colonialism in the 1800s. It was the first time the story of European colonialism had been told from an African perspective to an international audience.
A spokeswoman for his publisher, Penguin, confirmed his death but had few other details. She said the family would be releasing a statement shortly.
Achebe's early work focused on the social upheavals caused by colonialism in Africa. "Things Fall Apart" was translated into 50 languages and has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide.
He later turned his sights on the devastation wrought to Nigeria and Africa by a series of military coups that entrenched kleptocratic dictatorship.
“"Anthills of the Savannah," published in 1987 is set two years after a military coup in an imaginary African country where power has corrupted and state brutality silenced all but the most courageous.
In 1983 he published a pamphlet, "“The Trouble With Nigeria", which painted a bleak picture of his native country, but also expressed hope that endemic corruption could be ended if it could be made unprofitable for Nigeria's elites.
As a writer, broadcaster and lecturer Achebe served as a bridge between Africa and the West, and became a yardstick against which generations of African writers have been judged ever since.
Nelson Mandela read his work in prison and once referred to Achebe as a writer "in whose company the prison walls fell down."
"We would like to offer our condolences to the family of Prof. Chinua Achebe, a great African writer and thinker," said Sello Hatang, Spokesperson, Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory
A car accident put him in a wheelchair in 1990, after which he wrote no books for more than 20 years. He spent most of his later years in the United States, where he lectured at universities.
(Additional reporting by Belinda Goldsmith in London and Pascal Fletcher in Johannesburg; Editing by Matthew Tostevin)