Technology giant, Google, honoured late Nigerian literary icon, Chinua Achebe, on its doodle on Thursday. Google Doodle is a special logo on Google’s homepage that is temporarily alternated and intended to celebrate holidays, events, achievements and people. Surrounded by iconic images of his most famous literary works, Wednesday’s Doodle celebrates Achebe’s legacy. If he hadn’t died in March of 2013, Achebe who is one of Nigeria’s most popular novelist, poet, professor, and critic, would have clocked 87 today. Google said on its website on Thursday that Achebe had been honoured to underscore his status as a figure of 20th century literature. Google said, “One man took it upon himself to tell the world the story of Nigeria through the eyes of its own people.”Chinua Achebe was the studious son of an evangelical priest. A student of English literature, he started writing in the 1950s, choosing English as his medium but weaving the storytelling tradition of the Igbo people into his books. “His characters were insiders, everyday people such as the village chief (in Things Fall Apart); the priest (in Arrow of God) or the school teacher (in A Man of the People). Through their stories, we witness a Nigeria at the crossroads of civilisation, culture and generations.” The search engine also said that Achebe’s pen brought to life the land and traditions of the Igbo, the hum of everyday village life; the anticipation and excitement of sacred masquerades. Google added that Achebe’s pen brought to life the stories of the elders and the honour of warriors; the joy of family and the grief of loss. It said that Achebe was considered by many to be the father of modern African literature and was awarded the Man Booker Prize in 2007. The novelist was born on November 16, 1930. His first novel Things Fall Apart (1958), often considered his best, is one of the most widely read books in modern African literature Google Doodle Honours Chinua Achebe In Google’s Homepage By Unknown Thursday, November 16, 2017 Share Tweet Share Share Email Technology giant, Google, honoured late Nigerian literary icon, Chinua Achebe, on its doodle on Thursday. Google Doodle is a special logo on Google’s homepage that is temporarily alternated and intended to celebrate holidays, events, achievements and people. Surrounded by iconic images of his most famous literary works, Wednesday’s Doodle celebrates Achebe’s legacy. If he hadn’t died in March of 2013, Achebe who is one of Nigeria’s most popular novelist, poet, professor, and critic, would have clocked 87 today. Google said on its website on Thursday that Achebe had been honoured to underscore his status as a figure of 20th century literature. Google said, “One man took it upon himself to tell the world the story of Nigeria through the eyes of its own people.”Chinua Achebe was the studious son of an evangelical priest. A student of English literature, he started writing in the 1950s, choosing English as his medium but weaving the storytelling tradition of the Igbo people into his books. “His characters were insiders, everyday people such as the village chief (in Things Fall Apart); the priest (in Arrow of God) or the school teacher (in A Man of the People). Through their stories, we witness a Nigeria at the crossroads of civilisation, culture and generations.” The search engine also said that Achebe’s pen brought to life the land and traditions of the Igbo, the hum of everyday village life; the anticipation and excitement of sacred masquerades. Google added that Achebe’s pen brought to life the stories of the elders and the honour of warriors; the joy of family and the grief of loss. It said that Achebe was considered by many to be the father of modern African literature and was awarded the Man Booker Prize in 2007. The novelist was born on November 16, 1930. His first novel Things Fall Apart (1958), often considered his best, is one of the most widely read books in modern African literature No comments Comment Here
