In honour of Prof. Chinualumogu Achebe, I compiled some titles of his publications. #TFADay2020
It was MORNING YET ON CREATION DAY when the ARROW OF GOD fell on the people at HOME AND EXILE. The people were NO LONGER AT EASE because they were aware that whenever THE FLUTE
accompanies THE DRUM, THINGS FALL APART. They asked for renewed CONVERSATIONS WITH CHINUA ACHEBE for they needed him to explain how THE EDUCATION OF A BRITISH-PROTECTED CHILD led to AFRICA's TARNISHED NAME.
When the people could not find him, they crowned the VENGEFUL CREDITOR as a MAN OF THE PEOPLE and set him atop the ANTHILLS OF THE SAVANNAH, all because he sold an IMAGE OF AFRICA,ANOTHER AFRICA to them.
From his obi where he sat in peace with his chi and ancestors, the great Tiger Chinua Achebe looked down and shouted at his people ''BEWARE SOUL BROTHER! Before I left you I told you THE TROUBLE WITH NIGERIA and I reminded you that HOPES and IMPEDIMENTS
are not a good combination for an AFRICAN RHAPSODY.''
Unfortunately, the people couldn't hear him. All eyes were riveted on the GIRLS AT WAR AND OTHER STORIES the media chose to distract them with.
Chinua hoped that they would turn their eyes to CHIKE AND THE RIVER
for he is the only one who can remind them HOW THE LEOPARD GOT HIS CLAWS. He would remind them of CHRISTMAS IN BIAFRA AND OTHER POEMS, IGBO ARTS,THE SHORT CENTURY and other COLLECTED POEMS. He would remind them that once in AN AFRICAN POPULAR LITERATURE, THERE WAS A COUNTRY.
I woke up one night to pee and found Mama sleepwalking in the dark. At first I thought she was checking the exit doors to make sure they were locked but something about her gait made me turn on the corridor light. Her eyes were open but had a glazed look. It was quite unsettling.
I called her five times but she said nothing and kept walking up and down the corridor. Worried and scared, I rushed off to papa's room and woke him up.
It took some minutes but papa was able to rouse her from her sleep walk and take her back to her room. This was the beginning
of her sleep walks. At first it was funny, then it became irritating because someone had to stay awake and watch her before she hurt herself. It was during this watchtime that we realized something.
She murmured a lot in her sleep walk. At first we thought it was mere