There Was a Country

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There Was a Country
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Author Chinua Achebe
LanguageEnglish
GenreNon-fiction
Publisher Allen Lane
Publication date
October 2012
Publication place United Kingdom

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. [1] [2] [3] It is considered one of the defining works of modern African non-fiction. [2] [4] Released in October 2012, six months prior to Achebe's death, it is the author's last published book. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Achebe, Chinua (2012). There was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra. Penguin. ISBN   978-1-59420-482-1.
  2. 1 2 "There Was a Country Summary | SuperSummary". SuperSummary. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
  3. ↑ Cartwright, Justin (2013-08-04). "There Was a Country by Chinua Achebe – review". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
  4. ↑ "There Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra by Chinua Achebe". World Literature Today. 2013-02-20. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  5. ↑ Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi (11 October 2012). "Things Left Unsaid". London Review of Books. 34 (19). ISSN   0260-9592.
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