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“Achebe’s first novel for almost two decades is a darkly comic and poignant take on military dictatorship that has become an essential work on the subject.” Read more...
Michael Peel, Foreign Correspondent
“We would think of this book as extremely European and dating back to an older writing tradition in Africa, aimed at people who have an English or British education. It’s a totally wonderful book about a man who engineers a coup in a West African country and what happens to him as a consequence.” Read more...
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