Until the lions have their own historians, the history of t… - Chinua Achebe

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Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.

Chinua Achebe

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About Chinua Achebe

Chinua Achebe (November 16, 1930 – March 21, 2013) was a Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic. His first novel, Things Fall Apart (1958), is the most widely read book in modern African literature.

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Alternative Names: Albert Chinualumogu Achebe • Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe

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There was a saying in Umuofia that as a man danced so the drums were beaten for him.

As a man danced so the drums were beaten for him.

But he was not the man to go about telling his neighbors that he was in error. And so people said he had no respect for the gods of the clan. His enemies said that his good fortune had gone to his head.

Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter. - Chinua Achebe

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