Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - The UK Guardian: Top 100 books of all time...

Very powerful books but they did not add The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien nor  the Harry Potter series by J.K Rowling.

I dont think its possible to discuss 20th-21st century world literature without those books.

toyin

On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 9:40 PM, Shola Adenekan <sholaadenekan@gmail.com> wrote:

Lol! You are a tough customer! My favourite writer Ngugi didn't make the list either, and there's no Soyinka.

Perhaps, somebody should ask Africans to come up with their own list but I'm sure Naipaul will not make that list.

By the way, many Western liberals actually like Naipaul; he is very popular in Britain and the United States, for example. It is folks like me from the postcolonial world - Africans, Indians and West Indians - who are more likely to hate the man for what he thinks of us.

On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 9:30 PM, Ikhide <xokigbo@yahoo.com> wrote:

Oga Shola,

 

See me look trouble O! I am performing jimgbilations and oyokomations that my main man, Chinua Achebe's book is rightly celebrated for what it is - one of the best books ever ever ever written. I am happy with the list, but you know me na, never completely satisfied. I think one of Naipaul's books should have made that list. A House for Mr. Biswas. But Oga Shola, you know, all you woolly eyed liberals will not let that happen. You hate my man, Naipaul.

 

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From: Shola Adenekan <sholaadenekan@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - The UK Guardian: Top 100 books of all time...

Oga Ikhide,

The books were chosen by 'writers from all over the world', the same way that fellow footballers pick the world's best football (soccer) player. This is not a compilation by some frappucino-drinking, tofu-eating, organic chicken rearing, sandals-wearing and Kumbayah-singing wolly liberals!

Shola

On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 8:39 PM, John MBAKU <jmbaku@weber.edu> wrote:

Things Fall Apart deserves to be on any list of the most important and influential books of all time, regardless of who puts the list together. Congratulations to Achebe and Nigeria.

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>>> Ikhide 01/14/13 12:51 PM >>>

Check it out. Professor Chinua Achebe's Things fall Apart is on the list. VS Naipaul's book should have been on the list also. Liberals strike again. But it is a good list. I approve. *cycles away slowly*

 

 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/may/08/books.booksnews

 

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