First UK edition (publ. Allen Lane)

There Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra is a personal account by Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe of the Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Biafran War.[1][2][3] It is considered one of the defining works of modern African non-fiction.[2][4] Released in October 2012, six months prior to Achebe's death, it is the author's last published book.[5]

References

  1. ^ Achebe, Chinua (2012). There was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra. Penguin. ISBN 978-1-59420-482-1.
  2. ^ a b "There Was a Country Summary | SuperSummary". SuperSummary. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
  3. ^ Cartwright, Justin (2013-08-04). "There Was a Country by Chinua Achebe – review". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
  4. ^ "There Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra by Chinua Achebe". World Literature Today. 2013-02-20. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  5. ^ Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi (11 October 2012). "Things Left Unsaid". London Review of Books. 34 (19). ISSN 0260-9592.
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