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I LOVE Ngugi was Thiong'o's work. He's possibly my favorite author- if
one can have a favorite. /Wizard of the Crow/ was omg. It contained all
that is wonderful about storytelling. I would be ecstatic if he finally
won a Nobel. He more than deserves it.
Nnedi
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beceause of your praise i will make sure i read wizard of the crow.
i would like to know why a non-realist author like yourself-if i am getting it right- would find a realist author-if i am getting it right-like ngugi so interesting?
thanks
Toyin
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From: Nnedi Okorafor <nnedi@netscape.com>
Date: 7 October 2010 12:02
Subject: Re: [krazitivity] Ngugi wa Thiong o Set to Win the Next Literature Nobel!
To: toyin adepoju <toyin.adepoju@googlemail.com>
From: Nnedi Okorafor <nnedi@netscape.com>
Date: 7 October 2010 12:02
Subject: Re: [krazitivity] Ngugi wa Thiong o Set to Win the Next Literature Nobel!
To: toyin adepoju <toyin.adepoju@googlemail.com>
Cc: krazitivity@yahoogroups.com
Ok, a bunch of things...
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1. I've written and published plenty of non-fiction and written general realistic fiction. So it's not as if I can't do it...it's that I prefer writing fantasy, SF and magical realism. That's what feels more natural and powerful to me.
2. Fantasy, SF and magical realism contain plenty of realism. And "realistic" fic contains plenty of fantasy. I don't really differentiate between the two when it comes to the question of "which is more realistic or serious or important".
3. With African literature...the line between "realism" and the "fantastic" can be thin. I started writing "fantasy" because I was simply draw to the fantastic aspects of Nigerian culture. My point is, my road to writing fantasy is based first and foremost in that, not reading Lord of the Rings or other fantasy literature.
4. During my PhD, I specialized in African literature for my exams. You consume that many books, and it's sure to rub off on you.
5. Wizard of the Crow is a magical realist novel. ;-). Much of Ngugi's work has a mystical aspect. He also is one of the few African writers who writes AMAZING and central and active and realistic female characters.
Yes, you should check out this novel. It's an excellent example of story telling. I also loved Petals of Blood, Devil on the Cross, heck, all his novels and plays. Ngugi wa Thiong'o has done his time and deserves this honor...though I don't know if he'll get it.
Nnedi
--- toyin.adepoju@googlemail.com wrote:
From: toyin adepoju <toyin.adepoju@googlemail.com>
To: krazitivity@yahoogroups.com, nnedi@netscape.com
Subject: Re: [krazitivity] Ngugi wa Thiong o Set to Win the Next Literature Nobel!
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2010 09:18:32 +0100
beceause of your praise i will make sure i read wizard of the crow.
--- toyin.adepoju@googlemail.com wrote:
From: toyin adepoju <toyin.adepoju@googlemail.com>
To: krazitivity@yahoogroups.com, nnedi@netscape.com
Subject: Re: [krazitivity] Ngugi wa Thiong o Set to Win the Next Literature Nobel!
beceause of your praise i will make sure i read wizard of the crow.
i would like to know why a non-realist author like yourself-if i am getting it right- would find a realist author-if i am getting it right-like ngugi so interesting?
thanks
Toyin
On 6 October 2010 21:15, Nnedi Okorafor <nnedi@netscape.com> wrote:
I LOVE Ngugi was Thiong'o's work. He's possibly my favorite author- if
one can have a favorite. /Wizard of the Crow/ was omg. It contained all
that is wonderful about storytelling. I would be ecstatic if he finally
won a Nobel. He more than deserves it.
Nnedi> <mailto:isaacogezi2000%40yahoo.com>> wrote:Yes, that is some good
On 10/6/2010 2:14 PM, Tunde Okoli wrote:
>
> --- On Tue, 5/10/10, isaac ogezi <isaacogezi2000@yahoo.com> news. The Swedish Academy believes in springing up surprises. I'll
> love our Achebe to clinch the prize. Has his book on the Bianfran War
> been published, Prof Obiwu?Thanks.Isaac
> --- On Tue, 10/5/10, Patrick Oguejiofor <wisemanokigbo@yahoo.com> <mailto:wisemanokigbo%40yahoo.com>> wrote:> No virus found in this incoming message.
> I am confused. A story in today's Punch written by Akeem Lasisi also
> claims Chinua Achebe will be the likely winner of the great Prize.
> Well, Thursday is in the corner. Let's wait and see.
>
> I don't know why some of our colleagues believe that their report on
> Nobel is never complete if they have not mentioned our revered Chinua
> Achebe in their stories/reports on the Swedish Academy Prize? With or
> without the Nobel, Achebe is a literary giant and legend. Chikena! We
> don't need a Swedish Academy recognition to know the man's place in
> our literary hall of fame?Of course, the prospect of the Nobel coming
> to Africa again is a welcome idea; but to always link Achebe to the
> Nobel as if that's what the aging writer is waiting for before dying
> is demeaning, if not diminishing the man's hard-earned image. I don't
> think the man needs the Nobel at this stage to prove to anybody that
> he's an accomplished writer. He is and will always be forver!Let the
> Swedish Academy hold their Nobel, Achebe is 'Achebe' my people. In any
> case, Kunle Adebajo (former ANA-Lagos Chair) has a saying that "the
> Nobel is renowned more for the better writers that it ignore
> in its awards.I have just finished a copy of Ngugi's Matigari amongst
> his other works I've read, he more than deserves the Nobel.Tunde Okoli
>
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