Girls At War And Other Stories

March 15, 2010|
Girls At War And Other Stories by Chinua Achebe
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Girls at War and Other Stories reveals the essence of life in Nigeria and traces twenty years in the literary career of one of the twentieth century's most acclaimed writers.

In this collection of stories, which display an astonishing range of experience, Chinua Achebe takes us inside the heart and soul of a people whose pride and ideals must compete with the simple struggle to survive. Hailed by critics everywhere, Achebe's fiction re-creates with energy and authenticity the major issues of daily life in Africa.
CHINUA ACHEBE was born in Nigeria in 1930. He was raised in the large village of Ogidi. He is a graduate of University College, Ibadan. His early career in radio ended abruptly in 1966, when he left his post as Director of External Broadcasting in Nigeria during the national upheaval that led to the Biafran War. From 1972 to 1976, and ...
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Title:Girls At War And Other Stories
Format:Paperback
Product dimensions:128 pages, 8 X 5.16 X 0.34 in
Shipping dimensions:128 pages, 8 X 5.16 X 0.34 in
Published:March 15, 2010
Publisher:Doubleday Canada
Language:English
Appropriate for ages:All ages
ISBN - 13:9780385669085

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