This House Has Fallen by Karl Maier

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This House Has Fallen

Nigeria in Crisis

» Karl Maier

Penguin
Paperback : 31 Jan 2002

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'This is an example of a country that has fallen down; it has collapsed. This house has fallen.'
Chinua Achebe

Nigeria is one of the most complex and fascinating countries in the world. It is staggeringly diverse, its population (twice that of Britain's) is split into some 300 different ethnic groups and its geography ranges from the dense tropical jungles of the south to the arid Sahel of the north. One in six of all Africans live in Nigeria.

This House Has Fallen is both a gripping account of the contemporary crisis in a country seemingly always on the edge of a nervous breakdown and an evocation of the reality of day to day life under impossible circumstances.

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'Karl Maier's timely and sympathetic book succeeds in capturing the authentic flavour of the Nigerian political landscape, whether in the palaces of the powerful or in the voting booths of a Lagos slum.'
The Independent 'A faithful, readable, affectionate but truthful picture of Nigeria...If you're going to Nigeria, or you want to know what this important country is like, this is the book you should read.'
Daily Telegraph