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There Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra
Chinua Achebe
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There Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra
Chinua Achebe
The defining experience of author's life was the Nigerian civil war, also known as the Biafran War. A marriage of history, remembrance, poetry and vivid first-hand observation, this title is a work of wisdom and compassion from one of the great voices of our age.
352 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | April 25, 2013 |
| ISBN13 | 9780241959206 |
| Publishers | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Pages | 352 |
| Dimensions | 129 × 197 × 21 mm · 256 g |
| Language | English |
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