Sunset in Biafra

Name: Sunset in Biafra
ISBN: 9780435906016

Elechi Amadi

184 pages · about 3 hours
First published 1973
2 editions

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1 About this book

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Good for readers who want: history and a true life story.

History
1967-1970 Nigeria Civil War
Biography
Africa, biography
Diaries
Personal narratives

2 About Elechi Amadi

1934–2016

Elechi Amadi (12 May 1934 – 29 June 2016) was a Nigerian author and soldier. He was a former member of the Nigerian Armed Forces. He was an author of plays and novels that are generally about African village life, customs, beliefs, and religious practices prior to contact with the Western world. Amadi is best regarded for his 1966 debut novel, The Concubine, which has been called "an outstanding work of pure fiction".

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

3 More by Elechi Amadi

The Concubine

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