The novelist @tejucole tweeted:
"Let no one be fooled by the fact that we may write in English, for we intend to do unheard of things with it."—Chinua Achebe.
— Teju Cole (@tejucole) March 22, 2013
The poet Njeri Wangari who tweets as @Kenyanpoet, started the hashtag #InterestingAchebeFacts in tribute:
#InterestingAchebeFacts did you know he is the one who discovered our very own #NgugiWaThiongo getting #WeepNotChild published #ChinuaAchebe
— Mbugua's Sister (@Kenyanpoet) March 22, 2013
The Nelson Mandela Centre for Memory in South Africa, which tweets under the handle, @NelsonMandela, said:
The #Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory sends condolences on the passing of Prof. Chinua Achebe, tinyurl.com/d5svarl
— NelsonMandela (@NelsonMandela) March 22, 2013
Actor and member of The Roots, Tariq Trotter, known as @blackthought on Twitter, paid tribute to Achebe:
Novelist, poet, essayist, influence Chinua Achebe has passed away. I'm so glad to have met him. RIP, live on through the legacy of your work
— black thought (@blackthought) March 22, 2013
@GilesCoren tweeted:
Chinua Achebe is dead. He was a giant. Anthills of the Savannah was the first African novel I read. Like Orwell but funnier. Read it now.
— Giles Coren (@gilescoren) March 22, 2013
Author @realjohngreen added his voice to the huge number of tweets that started pouring in when Achebe's death was confirmed:
The great Chinua Achebe has died. m.guardiannews.com/books/2013/mar…
— John Green (@realjohngreen) March 22, 2013
@EgeonuWrites tweeted about Achebe the professor and critic:
The world mourns the death of Prof. Chinua Achebe. Nigeria Govt will bask in the relief from a determined critic. #ChinuaAchebe
— Egeonu Writes(@EgeonuWrites) March 22, 2013
Author @Tracy_Chevalier said:
Things Fall Apart. RIP Chinua Achebe. bbc.co.uk/news/world-afr…
— Tracy Chevalier (@Tracy_Chevalier) March 22, 2013
@laurenbeukes, author of Zoo City and Moxyland also tweeted:
Very sad to hear that Chinua Achebe has died.
— Lauren Beukes (@laurenbeukes) March 22, 2013
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