I think you're right. I read somewhere that something he said offended one of the Nobel chairs, who swore he would never give Achebe the Nobel. I will try to find the link to that article, so that I am not spreading internet rumours, but there are definitely politics there.
Every month I ask myself "why has Chinua Achebe not won a nobel prize?"
ReplyDeleteThe answer is simple and available to everyone - He has not won a Nobel prize because of his critique of Joseph Conrad (Heart of Darkness).
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ReplyDeleteI think you're right. I read somewhere that something he said offended one of the Nobel chairs, who swore he would never give Achebe the Nobel. I will try to find the link to that article, so that I am not spreading internet rumours, but there are definitely politics there.