Two years after novelist, playwright, film director and “fabu master”, Biyi Bandele passed, his family finally spoke about his last...
A landmark event such as this global TV adaptation of Things Fall Apart definitely commands consummate critical attention, with some critics arguing in a nativist manner that a native Igbo actor ought to play the role of Okonkwo! Well, William Shakespeare’s plays are acted all over the world by actors from every part of the universe.
...the arguments for or against Idris Elba or Chiwetel Ejiofor playing Okonkwo fail to take into account a key issue with the novel and the character of Okonkwo. When we meet Okonkwo, he was about 37 or 38 years and by the time he dies, might have been no more than 42. So, Elba and Ejiofor at 52 and 47 years respectively may well be too old to play Okonkwo
Idris Elba is set to star in and executive produce a TV series adaptation of Chinua Achebe’s acclaimed novel Things...
Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart has been recognised as one of the 50 Most Influential Books of All Time by...
The profundity of these presumably simple words of consolation combines effectively with his wise saying about the sun to bestow the toga of an unsung philosopher on Unoka, thus setting the stage for endless dialogue on his character.
Princeton University’s Africa World Initiative and Programme in African Studies are organising a two-day event to honour the life and...
In the beginning, Ajoke suddenly wakes up and thoughts of an impending journey to a seer occupy her mind. When...
The first few pages of Peter Chika’s collection of short stories, The Condom and other Stories, are filled with ingredients...
Fate was at work to ensure that my last meeting with Alhaji Abdulaziz Chivuzor Ude happened after he had been...
Nna-anyi, this will definitely not be a long letter, especially now that I am writing to you from deep inside...
It is well-nigh impossible for November 16 to go by without much of the world remembering that the date is...
