Name: A Man of the People
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
ISBN: 9780435905347

Chinua Achebe

Annotation A very funny, very disturbing fiction about political corruption in the new Nigeria.

A Man of the People

As Minister for Culture, the Honourable M. A. Nanga is 'a man of the people', as cynical as he is charming, and a roguish opportunist. At first, the contrast between Nanga and Odili, a former pupil who is visiting the ministry, appears huge. But in the 'eat-and-let-eat' atmosphere, Odili's idealism soon collides with his lusts - and the two men's personal and political tauntings threaten to send their country into chaos. Published, prophetically, just days before Nigeria's first attempted coup in 1966, A Man of the People is an essential part of his body of work dealing with modern African history.

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A Man of the People

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