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The Swinging Light

Keep The Light On

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2012•352 pages•Published•ENG•User Reviews

There Was a Country

byChinua Achebe
4.3/ 5
6 ratings

About This Book

Achebe's long-awaited account of coming of age during the defining experience of his life: the Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Biafran War of 1967-1970.

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Nigerian AuthorsPersonal narrativesHistoryBiographyNigeria, history, civil war, 1967-1970BürgerkriegHistoriaAuthors, biographyAuthors, africanAchebe, chinua, 1930-2013Ethnic conflictIgbo (African people)

The Swinging Light

Book Details

First Published

2012

Pages

352 pages

Rating

4.3 / 5

Ratings

6

Editions

8

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd

Language

ENG

Status

Published

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Authors

Chinua Achebe

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