Proverbs are the palm oil with which words are eaten - Chinua Achebe

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Proverbs are the palm oil with which words are eaten

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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In my definition I am a protest writer, with restraint.

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.

A man who lived on the banks of the Niger should not wash his hands with spittle.

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