who has read Chinua Achebe's work? I only very recently discovered him, and I've therefore only read Things Fall Apart and Anthills of the Savannah (his first and a much later work, respectively). I think I'm reaching for Arrow of God next (alas it might be a while; see my to-read pile!).
the man is amazingly talented with words, world-building, and characterization. he can be very economical in his writing, straight to the quick and every word, every image is exactly what is necessary to convey his meaning and carry the story. he can also be very philosophical and soul-searching, when his characters are and when the situation calls for it. his stories are very human and real--- there's no real heroes or villains or any "correct" viewpoints involved (though a character might think of his viewpoint as supreme) or preaching of a moral. you feel as if you know the people personally somehow, as if they are quite real, and correspondingly complicated without being constructedly so. you come to understand the world they populate in a short time, as if you've been there, as if you could put the book down and find yourself there.
amazingly talented.
anybody read him?
http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/achebe.htm
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