Pioneers are not just extraordinarily wise, what is special about them is the dialectic ability to understand the past, the analytic comprehension of the present and a pragmatic foresight to presume the needs of the future. Achebe is truly a pioneer, because he managed to book a suitable permanent room for our genre in the house of literature. He is a warrior who fought for our representation and against imperializing our culture through his writings. We are lucky to have him from us.