Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe on CNN's 'African voices'

[92vinman]

what song is played at the beginning of the video?

[bob7man]

mistah kurtz, he dead man

[samuelsams1]

Influence is not achievements in life and Europeans understood this concept, for this reason university educations are not priority but individual's role in society.

For some one to think that education to level of PhD is what makes different is uncertain of history of the world.

[samuelsams1]

Hey u posted comment on youtube about when the north nigeria will produce an author, for your information i am from the North, am a core notherner with typical hausa fulani accent but now in Switzerland's private christian university heading software department. And guess what? Am in my early twenties, quick enough for the North to produce influential person than other regions you thought. If u wanna find how correct this is, then mail me personally and we can figure this out...

[Afrikanews]

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[samuelsams1]

@Afrikanews properly write me the email u meant i dont understand if u mean to write redazoine@africanews ##### please specify.

[Queenshebba26]

We Africans are cable of producing our own thing, I wish the west could stop interfering in our life's.. We have too many heroes who put the african flag high, thank you!

[Snoopa90]

his daughter is my professor at michigan state university!

[alphajour]

people are sick,talking about east and west,this man is an African hero

[alphajour]

nigeria is a sick country,talking about east and west,this man is an African hero

[kuroyoroki]

Africa my Africa

[t2udu]

the interviewer is hot,things fall apart was what got me interested in literature and i haven't looked back since. Nice to know the old guy is still kicking, great story teller.

[judo9971]

hey, things fall apart! i'm doing this for my literature

[yousmokecrackers]

Atlas Shrugged movie trailer on youtube. She structured her book similar to Achebe or should I say Achebe structured his similar to her.

[DavidF89999]

Good writer, but completely misinterpreted Heart of Darkness and his faulty arguments has attempted to take away from the merits of that masterpiece on colonialism and the point seemed to fly right over his head as he seemed so focused on his own personal bias.

[LoonyInSpace]

I'm leaving too many comments lol! I just wanted to say I really like this inteviewer - she comes across as very intelligent and just nice.

[LoonyInSpace]

This man is amazing! From the modern novelists I have encountered thus far, he is by far the best!

[stluke324]

Legend..

[rudyrudy54]

Very interesting !!!

[Raindroponthemirror]

Hi grandpa :D

[KrfNYC2]

I've been meaning to read "Things Fall Apart" for the longest time. I recentley finished a book called "A Fine Balance" by Rohinton Mistry (A fascinating masterpiece to me which, I say, is absolutely a must read for any book lover) and now I'm on "Things Fall Aprart". I've only read two chapter so far. Things Fall Apart...I think that is the illest title for anything that I've ever heard in my life.

[LoonyInSpace]

@KrfNYC2 Why the silliest? It sums up the whole meaning of the book - a nation/community 'falls apart', not to mention the many relationships within that community.

[KrfNYC2]

@LoonyInSpace No, I wote "illest" which is a slang term for amazing.

[Ifygurl]

Yay Chinua Achebe is back.  One of my favorite African writer

[astere2000]

please stop we all african, no north or east

[MEDIAFRICTV]

A very worthy man.

A great son of Africa.

The true son of Ogidi.

May you see many more years of truely accomplished life.

The Igbos understand your absence.

Africa remains grateful for your contributions.

MEDIAFRIC TV LONDON

[slajaa]

@MEDIAFRICTV RAstafari

[wread12]

@MEDIAFRICTV Yes the Igbos understand Igbo kwenu, kwenu, kwezuoni Ya!

[Afrikanews]

why do you think this? can you please tell us more about it?

[scrapy808]

the east chinua achebe ,the west wole soyinka , when would the NORTHERN nigeria produce theres ..is a pity that the wise once in nigeria are not allowed to shine

[Danladi27]

@scrapy808 Ubanka shege....................

[slajaa]

@Danladi27 Truth is bitter but ba kwomi in sha allah everything will be okay. The north too are not more interested of say na brother dey rule but somebody who has something to offer our beloved Nigeria

[kaluski]

True talk!

[slajaa]

@scrapy808 wahala. We the north na ba gwomi in sha alah

[proudblack247]

@scrapy808

I understand what you are trying to say...but the sooner we leave behind this east, west, north crap the better for us....we can only advance as a whole & not individually..thank you!!