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There Was a Country

Chinua Achebe

  • 352 pages · about 6 hours
  • First published 2012
  • 8 editions
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1 About this book

There Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra is a personal account by Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe of the Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Biafran War. It is considered one of the defining works of modern African non-fiction. Released in October 2012, six months prior to Achebe's death, it is the author's last published book.

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

  • History
  • Biography
  • History Nigeria
  • Authors, biography
  • Authors
  • Igbo (African people)
  • Politics and government
  • Personal narratives

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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