Title: Girls at war and other stories
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.
Subjects: Originally published 1972, Social life and customs, Fiction, Politics and government, History, Short stories, African (English)
Places: Nigeria
Time periods: 20th century, Civil War, 1967-1970