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    The best books on Nigeria, recommended by Helon Habila

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    The best books on Nigeria - A Month and a Day by Ken Saro-Wiwa

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    A Month and a Day
    by Ken Saro-Wiwa
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    The best books on Nigeria - Aké by Wole Soyinka

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    Aké
    by Wole Soyinka
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    The best books on Nigeria - Dangerous Love by Ben Okri

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    Dangerous Love
    by Ben Okri
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    The best books on Nigeria - Home and Exile by Chinua Achebe

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    Home and Exile
    by Chinua Achebe
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    The best books on Nigeria - Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

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    Things Fall Apart
    by Chinua Achebe

The best books on Nigeria, recommended by Helon Habila

The award-winning Nigerian writer, Helon Habila, picks his favourite books about Nigeria.

    The best books on Nigeria, recommended by Michael Peel

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    The best books on Nigeria - Anthills of the Savannah by Chinua Achebe

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    Anthills of the Savannah
    by Chinua Achebe
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    The best books on Nigeria - Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes

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    Leviathan
    by Thomas Hobbes
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    The best books on Nigeria - The Trial by Franz Kafka

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    The Trial
    by Franz Kafka
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    The best books on Nigeria - Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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    Half of a Yellow Sun
    by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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    The best books on Nigeria - A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry

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    A Fine Balance
    by Rohinton Mistry

The best books on Nigeria, recommended by Michael Peel

The FT's former West Africa correspondent talks us through five books that helped him to understand Nigeria.

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