|aThere was a country :|ba memoir /|cChinua Achebe.
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|aNew York :|bViking Penguin, Penguin Groups (USA), |cc2013
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|a333 pages :|bmaps ;|c22 cm.
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|atext|btxt|2rdacontent.
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|aunmediated|bn|2rdamedia.
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|avolume|bnc|2rdacarrier.
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|aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [267]-319) and index.
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|aAchebe'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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|aAuthors, Nigerian|y20th century|vBiography.
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|aNigeria|xHistory|yCivil War, 1967-1970|vPersonal narratives.
A world-renowned novelist describes what it was like living through the Biafran War in Nigeria from 1967-1970, detailing the horror of those terrible years and discussing what that time has come to mean for him as a writer. 50,000 first printing.