“Four years in England had filled Obi with a longing to be back in Umuofia. This feeling was sometimes so strong that he found himself feeling ashamed of studying English for his degree. He spoke Ibo whenever he had the least opportunity of doing so. Nothing gave him greater pleasure than to find ano…”— Chinua Achebe, amazon.com
“There was a saying in Umuofia that as a man danced so the drums were beaten for him.”— Chinua Achebe, amazon.com