When Chinua Achebe's death was announced on March 22, the response of African literary scholars and practitioners was palpable. This book is a tribute to Achebe, his life and work, his place in Africa's history and his role in reclaiming the dignity of that history. These poems, short essays and letters extol one of Africa's greatest novelists, who was also a teacher, a colleague, and a noted and respected elder who understood his times. Once in a millennium, someone of princely bearing comes along to light the way for a people. In these entries, Professor Achebe's generous spirit shines like a guiding spirit: warm, urging, steadying.
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Chinua Achebe: A Tribute (1930-2013)
edited by: Anthonia C. Kalu, Ernest N. Emenyonu, and Simon K. Lewis
Introduction
Anthonia C Kalu, Simon K. Lewis, and Ernest N. Emenyonu
Chinua Achebe
Moradewun Adejunmobi
The Flight of the Eagle
Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo
Where Were You When You Heard The News
Omofolabo Ajayi-Soyinka
The Darkness Drops Again
Jude G. Akudinobi
Father, Dear Father, Chinua: A Tribute to Chinua
Rev Fr. Chikwendu Paschal Kizito Anyanwu
Eulogium; Or, My Life-Encounters with the Eagle-On-The-Iroko
Ada Uzoamaka Azodo
A Mighty Tree Has Fallen: A Poem in Honor of the Late Prof. Chinua Achebe
Faith Ben-Daniels
Chinua Achebe: A Tribute
Helena Cantone
Floods of My Igbo Tears
Psalms Chinaka
Chinua Achebe: A Man Beyond His Time
Blessing Diala-Ogamba
Achebe in Lesotho
Chris Dunton
You Are Always Alive
Anwuanwu-Eronini Egbujor
Chinua Achebe Joins the Ancestors
Ernest Emenyonu
Of Seeds, Plants and Death: For Chinua Achebe
Chielozona Eze
Tribute: from Chinua to Chinua
Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto
Oke Ihe Mere
Ngozi Ezenwa-Ohaeto
Chinua Achebe: In Tribute
Kenneth Harrow
Condolence
Aparajita Hazra
Remembering a Smiling Face and Laughing Eyes beneath a Serious Brow
Rashidah Ismaili
Reflections on the Passing of Chinua Achebe
LaToya Jefferson-James
Memories of Achebe
George Joseph
The Big Masquerade Has Finished Dancing
Anthonia C. Kalu
Chinua Achebe: Proverbs in Legacy
Djiman Kasimi
A Copy of Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart in My Casket
Hilary Chala Kowino
Chinua Achebe: The Embodiment of Dignity, Restraint, Wisdom, and Generosity of Spirit
Simon Lewis
Achebe As Escort
Bernth Lindfors
Tribute To Chinua Achebe: Achebe Lives!
Joseph McLaren
Tribute In Honor Of Professor Chinua Achebe
Patricia Beatrice Mireku-Gyimah
The Artist Who Wouldn't Dance (For Chinua Achebe)
Lupenga Mphande
Achebe Tribute
Juliana Makuchi Nfah-Abbenyi
The Chinua Achebe I Know: A Tribute
Obioma Nnaemeka
Chinua Achebe: A Revolutionary Conscious Writer
P. Chuka Nwafor
A Wreath For The Iroko
Kalu Ogbaa
Festival Of A Great Mask
Chinyere G. Okafor
The Eagle On The Iroko Tree
H. Oby Okolocha
A Farewell Ode To The Eagle
F. O. Orabueze
Achebe Did Not Know Me, But . . .
Abioseh Michael Porter
Tribute to Chinua Achebe
Samuel Ndogo and Gilbert Ndi Shang
Ricard Meets Achebe
Alain Ricard
Reflections On Achebe's Legacy
Rose A. Sackeyfio
A Blessing
Mineke Schipper
Things Came Together ~ Thanks to Chinua Achebe
Anne Serafin
Professor Chinua Achebe (1930-2013): A Tribute
Pamela J. Smith
Ode to Chinua Achebe
Chioma Toni-Duruaku
Adieu, Professor Chinua Achebe: May Your Shining Star Burn Forever!
Marie Linton Umeh
Lessons for the Global Village: A Tribute to Chinua Achebe
Pauline Ada Uwakweh
Our . . .
Hein Willemse