num_pages: 121
description: Girls at War and Other Stories reveals the essence of life in Nigeria and traces twenty years in the literary career of one of this century's most acclaimed writers. In this collection of stories, Chinua Achebe takes us inside the heart and soul of a people whose pride and ideals must compete with the simple struggle to survive. Hailed by critics everywhere, Chinua Achebe's fiction re-creates with energy and authenticity the major issues of daily life in Africa.
language: English
title: Girls at War and Other Stories
titlecomplete: Girls at War and Other Stories
genres: 20th Century, Short Stories, Historical Fiction, Africa, Nigeria, Literary Fiction, Literature, Classics, Fiction, African Literature
ratings_count: 1427
places: Nigeria
publisher: Anchor Books