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At the end of the thirty-month war Biafra was a vast smoldering rubble. The head count at the end of the war was perhaps three million dead, which was approximately 20 percent of the entire population.

Chinua Achebe, There Was A Country

#memoir #Nigeria #war #history

I've wanted to read There Was A Country for the longest of times but I'm really glad to be reading it now. From what I've read so far it looks like not much has changed since the last 60 years particularly with respect to our politics. 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬

#MayMoms Day 25: It is #Embarrassing that I have yet to read a Chinua Achebe book. I hope to get to this trilogy this year for our #DecolonizeBookshelves2022 reading theme.

It took me a while but I finally finished Girl, Woman, Other. Now I‘m on to this trilogy. It‘s a shame I haven‘t read this collection until now but better late than never 😃.

#chinuaachebe
#thingsfallapart
#classics
#nigeria

🍁getting trainings completed at work and time with my family every night.
🍁very sad short stories about tumultuous societies.

#wondrouswednesday
@Eggs

Who is joining in?

1. No going to the usual Halloween parties, and altered trick or treating with the kids.
1. An old friend from grad school moved back to town and will see her this weekend.

#ThankfulThursday
@MissinginAction @MariaW @NeedsMoreBooks

Day 17 - #Arrow #AboutAugust
#ArrowOfGod #ChinuaAchebe

I read this in 2015. It is on the 1001 Booklist. Very interesting!