Description
Spanning childhood, education, marriage, and the making of a writer, this final memoir by Chinua Achebe offers an intimate, first-person account of the Nigerian Civil War and the Biafran struggle. Through vivid recollection and clear-eyed reflection, Achebe traces how political decisions, cultural identity, and personal loyalties collide—shaping both a nation’s fate and the lives caught within it. The book explores themes of memory and moral responsibility, the human cost of conflict, and the enduring power of storytelling to preserve truth. Written in Achebe’s distinctive, lucid voice—equal parts historical witness and literary craft—this is a defining work of modern African non-fiction that reads as both personal history and national reckoning.
Available Editions
paperback
Penguin Books
Published Jan 1, 2013
352 pages
ISBN: 9780143124030
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Details
First Published
2012
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for There Was a Country by Chinua Achebe.