“I was standing beside my 16 year old cousin
when I heard the news.
I exclaimed, “Oh my God! Chinua Achebe is
dead!
My cousin asked. ‘Who is he?”
And my heart broke. In a country filled with
so much negativity and few role models, she, and probably generations around
her age, does not know one of the greatest African literary icons. We have
failed our younger ones for we should be passing on the torch of information, if for nothing else, to inspire them and give them something real
to be proud of.
I’ve given her a copy of ‘Things fall apart’
to read. I will pass it on as much as I can. Our youth deserve to know there are other
types of superstars out there and not just the musicians and actors. RIP Sir!
4 comments:
Sorry dear, either your cousin is not going to school or is getting the wrong kind of education. Not know Chinua Achebe? I think you peolpe have just wasted money in paying a certain shchool fee.
Chinualumogu Achebe was(is) great. May his soul reest in peace.
i asked my 13 year old daughter if she knew achebe and she said yes. whew, i was relieved. to be sure, i asked who he was and she said he's a big writer. she's not read any of his books though so i promised to get her things fall apart. RIP, Prof Achebe. You will be sorely missed
WHY? EVERYBODY KNOWS CHINUA ACHEBE.
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