There Was a Country: A Memoir

There Was a Country: A Memoir

From the legendary author of Things Fall Apartâ‚¬"a long-awaited memoir of coming of age in a fragile new nation, and its destruction in a tragic civil war

For more than forty years, Chinua Achebe maintained a considered silence on the events of the Nigerian civil war, also known as the Biafran War, of 1967â‚¬â€œ1970, addressing them only obliquely through his poetry. Decades in the making, There Was a Country isÂ a towering account of one of modern Africaâ‚¬s most disastrous events, from a writer whose words and courage left an enduring stamp on world literature. A marriage of history and memoir, vivid firsthand observation and decades of research and reflection, There Was a Country is a work whose wisdom and compassion remind us of Chinua Achebeâ‚¬s place as one of the great literary and moral voices of our age.
Country USA
Brand Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer Penguin Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 37745427
Color Gold
ReleaseDate 2013-09-24
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780143124030

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer	Penguin Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	37745427
Color	Gold
ReleaseDate	2013-09-24
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780143124030

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