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Girls at War and other stories

Chinua Achebe

  • 123 pages · about 2 hours
  • First published 1972
  • 14 editions
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1 About this book

"Girls at War" is a short story by Chinua Achebe from the 1972 collection of the same name. The narrative focuses on the theme of survival amidst the uncertainties of war.

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Good for readers who want: short stories and a short read.

  • Nigeria in fiction
  • Nigeria
  • Social life and customs
  • War in fiction
  • Manners and customs
  • Short stories

2 About Chinua Achebe

1930–2013

Chinua Achebe ( ; born Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe; 16 November 1930 – 21 March 2013) was a Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic who is regarded as a central figure of modern African literature. His first novel and magnum opus, Things Fall Apart (1958), occupies a pivotal place in African literature and remains the most widely studied, translated, and read African novel.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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