Estrangement by Elechi Amadi
This is a portrait of the aftermath of the war in Biafra. The author evokes the destructive legacy of war through the lives of Alekiri, Ibekwe, Major Dansuku and Christie, for whom the end of fighting doesn't bring peace.
Elechi Amadi was born in 1934 in Aluu near Port Harcourt in Eastern Nigeria. At University College, Ibadan he took a degree in physics and mathematics. After a period of land surveying and teaching he enlisted in the Nigerian Army. He left the army finally to work for the Rivers State Government, where he headed the Ministry of Education. He is the author of the renowned trilogy of novels The Concubine, The Great Ponds, The Slave. And his civil war diary, Sunset in Biafra, has been acclaimed. He has also published a verse play Isiburu and Ethics in Nigerian Culture.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780435905644 |
| ISBN 10 | 0435905643 |
| Title | Estrangement |
| Author | Elechi Amadi |
| Series | African Writers Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Heinemann International Literature & Textbooks |
| Year published | 1986-07-17 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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