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There was a country

a personal history of Biafra

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There was a country
Chinua Achebe, Chinua Achebe
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An edition of There Was a Country (2012)

There was a country

a personal history of Biafra

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  • ★★★★ 4.0 (4 ratings) ·
  • 47 Want to read
  • 6 Currently reading
  • 4 Have read

Achebe's long-awaited account of coming of age during the defining experience of his life: the Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Biafran War of 1967-1970.

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Penguin Press
Language
English

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Subjects

Nigerian Authors, Personal narratives, History, Biography, Nigeria, history, civil war, 1967-1970, Bürgerkrieg, Historia, Authors, biography, Authors, african, Achebe, chinua, 1930-2013, Ethnic conflict, Igbo (African people), Politics and government

People

Chinua Achebe

Places

Nigeria

Times

20th century, Civil War, 1967-1970
Edition Availability
Cover of: There Was a Country
There Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra
2013, Penguin Books
in English
Cover of: There Was a Country
There Was a Country: A Memoir
2013, Penguin Books
paperback in English
Cover of: There Was a Country
There Was a Country
2012, Penguin Press
in English
Cover of: There Was a Country
There Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra
May 31, 2012, Penguin Books Ltd
hardcover
Cover of: There was a country
There was a country: a personal history of Biafra
2012, Penguin Press
in English
Cover of: There was a country
There was a country: a personal history of Biafra
2012, Penguin Press
in English
Cover of: There Was a Country
There Was a Country
2012, Chinua Achebe
Cover of: There Was a Country
There Was a Country: A Memoir
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Book Details

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
823/.914, B
Library of Congress
PR9387.9.A3 Z46 2012

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25237820M
ISBN 13
9781594204821
LCCN
2012005603

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January 16, 2023 Edited by Lisa merge authors
November 3, 2020 Edited by lisaBot moving edition(s) to primary work
September 9, 2017 Edited by Alexis Rossi merge authors
March 15, 2012 Created by LC Bot Imported from Library of Congress MARC record