There Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra
by:
Chinua Achebe (author)
The Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Biafran War of 1967-1970. It became infamous around the world for its impact on the Biafrans, who were starved to death by the Nigerian government in one of the twentieth century's greatest humanitarian disasters. This title offers observation and...
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The Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Biafran War of 1967-1970. It became infamous around the world for its impact on the Biafrans, who were starved to death by the Nigerian government in one of the twentieth century's greatest humanitarian disasters. This title offers observation and considered research and reflection.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781846145766 (1846145767)
Publish date: September 27th 2012
Publisher: Allen Lane
Pages no: 319
Edition language: English
I was disappointed in this book. Achebe is truly a great writer and I was so looking forward to learning about the Biafran War/Nigerian Civil War. But this book is boring. It has moments of interesting storytelling, moments of stirring railing against the injustices done to the Igbos, but there's so...
A fascinating work of memoir and history. I found Achebe's discussion of the Nigeria-Biafra War particularly enlightening as knew little about the conflict.
When I first read Chinua Achebe at age 11 (Things Fall Apart), he was one of the few African writers I'd read growing up. As an African I often wondered why there weren't too many books about Africa written by Africans. Things are changing now but when I was growing up that wasn't the case.As such, ...
12 years ago
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