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A Man of the People

of Chinua Achebe

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From the renowned author of The African Trilogy, a political satire about an unnamed African country navigating a path between violence and corruptionAs Minister for Culture, former school teacher M. A. Nanga is a man of the people, as cynical as he is charming, and a roguish opportunist. When Odili, an idealistic young teacher, visits his former instructor at the ministry, the division between them is vast. 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. When Odili launches a vicious campaign against his former mentor for the same seat in an election, their mutual animosity drives the country to revolution.Published, prophetically, just days before Nigeria's first attempted coup in 1966, A Man of the People is an essential part of Achebe's body of work.

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Fiction Fiction Africa African Literature Nigeria Historical Fiction Classics Novels Literature Politics Literary Fiction

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Book Details

  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 160 pages
  • Publisher Penguin Books
  • Publication Date August 16th 2016
  • First Publication 11/06/66
  • Language English
  • ISBN 9780385086165
  • Edition Not informed
  • Category Fiction
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