Chinua Achebe has passed away. May he rest in perfect peace.
Achebe has been part of the landscape of my life for as far back as my memories can reach. My mother is bereft and in shock. We are inconsolable. His passing brings to our minds and hearts all those literary fathers, mothers, and sisters who are no longer with us.
Achebe was a leading figure among a generation of Africans who created a space in which they and countless others, some unborn, could exist. That space frames my existence. It’s where I’ve lived, where I’ve cried, where I’ve imagined, where I’ve laughed. An expanding space that continues to give voice to our myriad African lives, our realities, our concerns and our hopes.
Achebe wrote for us. He fought for us. He fights for us.
It’s unimaginable and devastating that he’s gone.
It’s affirming and comforting that Achebe lives.
Chinua Achebe, damrifa due. Nyame nfa wo nsie.
Kinna Reads 
Literature world lose a giant but his work lives on.
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Bless you Kinna. You’ve summed it all up for all of us as we mourn with the bereaved family.
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Beautiful words for a great man, Kinna. May he rest in peace
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[…] on my to be read list. Gavin from Page247 has a link to the Guardian’s article on Achebe and Kinna, a reader and blogger from Ghana, West Africa offers her own heartfelt perspective on his […]
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Beautiful post honoring a once in a lifetime Titan.
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“Things Fall Apart” was my introduction to African literature. I am saddened by this loss.
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[…] Kinna reads (Ghana) – A giant has fallen […]
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Odupɔn kɛseɛ atu
Ama Abibiman ne adasa resu
Achebe woyɛ nhwɛsoɔ Ɔ
Achebe woyɛ nimdeɛ
Achebe woyɛ ɔbaatanpa na nso
W’agya wo mma mpofiri mu
Na nso wo ntiteɛ ne yɛn bɛ nanti
Damirifa due
Yɛ ma wo nanti yie
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