West Africa
Nigeria
Post-colonial
English
Fiction
Six narrators take turns telling the story of the Nigerian Civil War from different perspectives — soldier, civilian, collaborator, victim. One of the most technically accomplished Nigerian novels.
Literary Significance
African Arts Prize; one of the most sophisticated Nigerian novels in its deployment of multiple narrative voices
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editorial-summarynot primary textSix narrators take turns telling the story of the Nigerian Civil War from different perspectives — soldier, civilian, collaborator, victim. One of the most technically accomplished Nigerian novels. African Arts Prize; one of the most sophisticated Nigerian novels in its deployment of multiple narrative voices
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