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By the renowned author of Things Fall Apart , this novel foreshadows the Nigerian coups of 1966 and shows the color and vivacity as well as the violence and corruption of a society making its own way between the two worlds.

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No one can deny that Chief the Honourable M. A. Nanga, M.P., was the most approachable politician in the country.

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This book is in Penguin Modern Classics. (edition-based publisher list)

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  1. Chinua Achebe (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Anchor
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1966
ISBN: 0385086164
Page Count: 160

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