The breath-taking novel, "Purple Hibiscus"- Winner of the Commonwealth Writers Prize was written by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. This novel is about two children who live in an extremely religious Nigerian home, with their mother and fanatic catholic oppressive father. Life with their father is seen as very difficult because of the way they are treated once things are not done his way. Her aunt Ifeoma invites them over for a week’s visit - even though they end up staying longer because their father
advances which was previously missing among Indian writers. Since then, she evidently lent her influence to convey hundreds of social issues in India to the forefront. Being a passionate antagonist of globalization and neo-imperialism, she embodied the importance of the masses in various socially noteworthy issues. This witnessed the rise of a second era where commercial success fundamentally altered opinions on Indian writers. She won the Booker Prize in 1997 for her novel, The God of Small Things and
Despite the rapid advancements in 21st century, the hierarchy of God, Angel, Man, Woman and Child is still maintained. The social conditions of women and children have not ameliorated at the same pace as the economic and scientific developments. Women and children are still the marginalized sections of our society. We haven’t yet completely done away with the need of change of name of a woman after marriage. A child is still known by his father’s name. Every day we read about the encounters of physical
good to see." Steinbeck wrote to 1934: A short story set in Monterey County, The Murder, won an O. Henry Prize. 1935: His father died. This was the first year Steinbeck had commercial success. Tortilla Flat was an instant hit. 1935: He won the Commonwealth Club of California Gold Medal for Best Novel by a Californian for Tortilla Flat. 1936: He again won the Commonwealth Club of California Gold Medal for Best Novel by a Californian for In Dubious Battle. 1936: Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck John Steinbeck was born on February 27, 1902 in Salinas California, shortly after the end of the Civil War. His mother was a schoolteacher in the public school system in Salinas. Steinbeck grew up in the fertile California where he found the materials for most of his novels, and short stories. Steinbeck demonstrated a great imagination, which was kindled by writing at a very early age partly due to his mother, the schoolteacher, whom read to him at a very early at the many great
Rabindranath Tagore: The national awakening in Asia found its expression first in the Indian literature, and its formost representative writer was Tagore (1861-1941). Tagore was the first Asian writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature (1913). Tagore represents a happy combination of the ancient Indian tradition and the new European consciousness. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for his slim volume of poems entitled Gitanjali. Tagore gave Indian poetry a new type of lyric. Through his collection of stories
Abstract The traditional role of an African writer is that he is the conscience of his society. He should serve as the record of the mores and experiences of his society and the voice of vision in his own time. Niyi Osundare has demonstrated his awareness of these in his play The State Visit. He x-rays how the leadership of Yakeland rules the state with impunity sacking his ministers and aides; diverting resources meant for the development of agriculture and ignoring the vulnerable in the society
allowed apocalyptic religions to preach violence against the very societies in which they live. Recognized as one of the world’s great writers, Soyinka has honorary doctorates from Leeds, Harvard, and Princeton. However, it is as the Iloye, Akinlatun of Egbaland, that he has all the rights of Yoruba cultural aristocracy. To many of his readers, this is the prize that speaks to his acceptance in the history of the Nigeria and the world.
Indian writers in English. He has contributed immensely to make Indian writings acclaimed worldwide. Most of his writings involve the themes of exile, cultural displacement, revolution, emigration, dislocation, loss of identity, uprooting that characterizes into historical novels. He recuperates the irony, disillusionment, dilemma and ambiguity of human condition of a bygone era through his language. He masterfully connects the complex flow of time with his researched narrative. As a writer of historical
known for his novels The Grapes of Wrath, East of Eden, and novella Of Mice and Men. “He was an intellectual, passionately interested in his odd little inventions, in jazz, in politics, in philosophy, history, and myth” (“John Steinbeck, American Writer”). John Steinbeck experienced several struggles and rejections in order to be successful and have his books published the way he wanted them to. Steinbeck experienced an interesting life full of stories, controversy, adventure, love, and loss. John
the creator of three books, Purple Hibiscus (2003), Half of a Yellow Sun (2006), and Americanah (2013), of a short story accumulation, The Thing around Your Neck (2009). She has gotten various grants and refinements, including the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction (2007) and a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship (2008). Adichie, who was conceived in the city of Enugu, grew up the fifth of six kids in an Igbo family in the college town of Nsukka in southeastern Nigeria, where the University of Nigeria
It has won Governor General 's Literary Award for Fiction and Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction in 2001, Commonwealth Writers Prize and Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 2002, and Boeke Prize in 2003("Writer: Yann Martel"). These prices are all affirmation to Life of Pi in literature. Lisa Jardine the chairwoman of the Booker states, "In Life of Pi, we have chosen an audacious book, in which
identity into something quite different, a " Westernized native". Rather, they are negotiating with a state of non-identity. Caught between two worlds, the characters negotiate a new social space; caught between two cultures and often languages the writer also negotiates a new literary space. They are all haunted by questions often asked by an immigrant: Who am I? Where do I
The movie Room is an adaptation of the novel written by an Irish-Canadian author. Emma Donoghue wrote the novel in 2010, and it won the CommonWealth Writers Prize in 2011. The movie was made in 2015, it was directed by the genius Lenny Abrahamson who managed to adapt the novel excellently, and filmed the whole movie just like the novel was written from a little boy’s point of view. The film stars the actor Brie Larson in the role of Ma, and Jacob Tremblay in the role of the little child Jack, whom
The writer of this story; Professor Ama Ata Aidoo is a Ghanaian author, playwright and academic. Professor Ama Ata Aidoo was born on the 23rd of March, 1940 in a royal house hold in Saltpond. She had her Bachelor of Art in English at the University of Ghana Legon and became a lecturer. Whilst she was there, she produced her first play in 1964. In January 1982 she was appointed as the Minister of Education and resigned after 18 months. She then moved to Zimbabwe to become a full time writer and also
The Life Journey of John Steinbeck Every great writer had their own influences, John Steinbeck was no exception. Steinbeck’s influences cam from family, friends, and his environment to write detailed descriptions to involve or influence the reader. Whenever someone reads one of John Steinbeck’s works they are in immersed in the scene he is describing, he makes you feel as if you are right there experiencing everything there first hand. Steinbeck had a relatively normal childhood growing up in Salinas
globally in the world of literature. Even critics had to accept Chinua Achebe is the greatest our time, such was Charles H Rowell a literary critic issued in Callaloo a reputable magazine. There was no surprise when Chinua Achebe won the 1972 Commonwealth prize, he obviously deserved it, following his contribution to the world of literature. He has also been awarded an indefinite number of doctorates in various educational
Labour party candidate for Cheltenham, and later for the City of Oxford. After both campaigns proved unsuccessful, Longford began her career as a writer in 1954, where she concentrated on the topic of parenting. She later turned her focus to British history, and became recognized for her talent as a biographer. She was awarded the James Tait Memorial Prize for best biography in 1964 for Victoria R.I. Longford claimed the Yorkshire Post Book of the Year Award twice with Wellington,1969, and The Royal
Jack Freese 11/4/14 English IV Chinua Achebe Chinua Achebe is considered by numerous pundits and instructors to be the most persuasive African author of his era. His compositions, including the novel Things Fall Apart, have acquainted perusers all through the world with innovative employments of dialect and structure, and in addition to verifiable inside records of present day African life and history. Through his abstract commitments as well as through his championing of strong destinations
something in common with John Steinbeck. In the words of the renowned novelist, "The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true" (Steinbeck). We see by reading the quote above that this author really takes time to personalize and make his stories worth reading. He does not just write because he is an excellent writer, but because he wants specific views and ideas to be heard about and