Winner of the Man Booker International Prize

Twelve stories by the internationally renowned novelist which recreate with energy and authenticity the major social and political issues that confront contemporary Africans on a daily basis.
Preface

The Madman
The Voter
Marriage Is a Private Affair
Akueke
Chike's School Days
The Sacrificial Egg
Vengeful Creditor
Dead Men's Path
Uncle Ben's Choice
Civil Peace
Sugar Baby
Girls at War
  • WINNER | 2007
    Man Booker International Prize
© Don Hamerman
Chinua Achebe was born in Nigeria in 1930. His first novel, Things Falls Apart, became a classic of international literature and required reading for students worldwide. He also authored four subsequent novels, two short-story collections, and numerous other books. He was the David and Marianna Fisher University Professor and Professor of Africana Studies at Brown University and, for more than 15 years, was the Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Professor of Languages and Literature at Bard College. In 2007, Achebe was awarded the Man Booker International Prize for lifetime achievement. He died in 2013. View titles by Chinua Achebe

About

Winner of the Man Booker International Prize

Twelve stories by the internationally renowned novelist which recreate with energy and authenticity the major social and political issues that confront contemporary Africans on a daily basis.

Table of Contents

Preface

The Madman
The Voter
Marriage Is a Private Affair
Akueke
Chike's School Days
The Sacrificial Egg
Vengeful Creditor
Dead Men's Path
Uncle Ben's Choice
Civil Peace
Sugar Baby
Girls at War

Awards

  • WINNER | 2007
    Man Booker International Prize

Author

© Don Hamerman
Chinua Achebe was born in Nigeria in 1930. His first novel, Things Falls Apart, became a classic of international literature and required reading for students worldwide. He also authored four subsequent novels, two short-story collections, and numerous other books. He was the David and Marianna Fisher University Professor and Professor of Africana Studies at Brown University and, for more than 15 years, was the Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Professor of Languages and Literature at Bard College. In 2007, Achebe was awarded the Man Booker International Prize for lifetime achievement. He died in 2013. View titles by Chinua Achebe