A Man of the People
de Achebe, Chinua
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Librería
-
Madison, New Jersey, United States
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Sobre este artículo
London: Heinemann, 1966. 166pp. Red cloth, gilt lettering on the spine. Internally clean, unmarked. Unclipped jacket has original price (18s) on the front flap. Copyright page states "First Published 1966" indicatoing a First Edition, first printing. Light soiling along the extremities, minor closed tears at the cornes of the dj. in mylar sleeve. "ritten as a satirical piece, A Man of the People follows a story told by Odili, a young and educated narrator, on his conflict with Chief Nanga, his former teacher who enters a career in politics in an unnamed fictional 20th century African country. Odili represents the changing younger generation; Nanga represents the traditional West African customs, inspired by that of Achebe's native Nigeria. . First English Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Octavo.
Sinopsis
A Man of the People is a 1966 satirical novel by Chinua Achebe. It is Achebe's fourth novel. The novel tells the story of the young and educated Odili, the narrator, and his conflict with Chief Nanga, his former teacher who enters a career in politics in an unnamed modern African country. Odili represents the changing younger generation; Nanga represents the traditional customs of Nigeria.
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Detalles
- Librería
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 030643
- Título
- A Man of the People
- Autor
- Achebe, Chinua
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Edición
- First English Edition
- Editorial
- Heinemann
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1966
- Palabras clave
- Africa Novel Politics Military Coup Nigeria
- Size
- Octavo
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Sobre The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
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- Copyright page
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
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- Spine
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