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There Was a Country

A Personal History of Biafra

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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 Books
Language
English
Pages
352

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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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DT515.836

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OL29158583M
Internet Archive
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9780241959206

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