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A Man of the People

  • Imprint: Penguin Classics

  • ISBN: 9780141186894

  • Length: 160  Pages

  • Dimensions: 198mm x 9mm x 129mm

  • Weight: 123g

  • RRP: £9.99

A Man of the People

As Minister for Culture, the Honourable M. A. Nanga is 'a man of the people', as cynical as he is charming, and a roguish opportunist. At first, the contrast between Nanga and Odili, a former pupil who is visiting the ministry, appears huge. But in the 'eat-and-let-eat' atmosphere, Odili's idealism soon collides with his lusts - and the two men's personal and political tauntings threaten to send their country into chaos. Published, prophetically, just days before Nigeria's first attempted coup in 1966, A Man of the People is an essential part of his body of work dealing with modern African history.

  • Imprint: Penguin Classics

  • ISBN: 9780141186894

  • Length: 160  Pages

  • Dimensions: 198mm x 9mm x 129mm

  • Weight: 123g

  • RRP: £9.99

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About the Author

Chinua Achebe

Chinua Achebe was born in Nigeria in 1930. He published novels, short stories, essays, and children's books. His volume of poetry, Christmas in Biafra, was the joint winner of the first Commonwealth Poetry Prize. Of his novels, Arrow of God won the New Statesman-Jock Campbell Award, and Anthills of the Savannah was a finalist for the 1987 Booker Prize. Things Fall Apart, Achebe's masterpiece, was published in fifty different languages and sold more than ten million copies. Achebe lectured widely, receiving many honors from around the world. He was the recipient of the Nigerian National Merit Award, Nigeria's highest award for intellectual achievement. In 2007, he won the Man Booker International Prize. He died in 2013.

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