{"product_id":"girls-at-war-isbn-9780385418966","title":"Girls at War","description":"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Madman\u003cbr\u003eThe Voter\u003cbr\u003eMarriage Is a Private Affair\u003cbr\u003eAkueke\u003cbr\u003eChike's School Days\u003cbr\u003eThe Sacrificial Egg\u003cbr\u003eVengeful Creditor\u003cbr\u003eDead Men's Path\u003cbr\u003eUncle Ben's Choice\u003cbr\u003eCivil Peace\u003cbr\u003eSugar Baby\u003cbr\u003eGirls at War\u003cb\u003ePraise for Chinua Achebe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“A magical writer—one of the greatest of the twentieth century.” —Margaret Atwood\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“African literature is incomplete and unthinkable without the works of Chinua Achebe.” —Toni Morrison                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Chinua Achebe is gloriously gifted with the magic of an ebullient, generous, great talent.” —Nadine Gordimer\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Achebe’s influence should go on and on . . . teaching and reminding that all humankind is one.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The father of African literature in the English language and undoubtedly one of the most important writers of the second half of the twentieth century.” —Caryl Phillips, \u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“We are indebted to Achebe for reminding us that art has social and moral dimension—a truth often obscured.” —\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“He is one of the few writers of our time who has touched us with a code of values that will never be ironic.” —Michael Ondaatje\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“For so many readers around the world, it is Chinua Achebe who opened up the magic casements of African fiction.” —Kwame Anthony Appiah\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“[Achebe] is one of world literature’s great humane voices.” —\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Achebe is one of the most distinguished artists to emerge from the West African cultural renaissance of the post-war world.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times \u003c\/i\u003e(London)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“[Achebe is] a powerful voice for cultural decolonization.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Chinua Achebe has shown that a mind that observes clearly but feels deeply enough to afford laughter may be more wise than all the politicians and journalists.” —\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The power and majesty of Chinua Achebe’s work has, literally, opened the world to generations of readers. He is an ambassador of art, and a profound recorder of the human condition.” —Michael Dorris\u003cb\u003eChinua Achebe \u003c\/b\u003e(1930–2013)\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Nigeria. Widely considered to be the father of modern African literature, he is best known for his masterful African Trilogy, consisting of \u003ci\u003eThings Fall Apart, Arrow of God\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNo Longer at Ease\u003c\/i\u003e. The trilogy tells the story of a single Nigerian community over three generations from first colonial contact to urban migration and the breakdown of traditional cultures. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eAnthills of the Savannah\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Man of the People\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGirls at War\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHome and Exile\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHopes and Impediments\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCollected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Education of a British-Protected Child\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChike and the River\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThere Was a Country\u003c\/i\u003e. He was the David and Marianna Fisher University Professor and Professor of Africana Studies at Brown University and, for more than fifteen years, was the Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Professor of Languages and Literature at Bard College. Achebe was the recipient of the Nigerian National Merit Award, Nigeria’s highest award for intellectual achievement. In 2007, Achebe was awarded the Man Booker International Prize for lifetime achievement.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304619364581,"sku":"NP9780385418966","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780385418966.jpg?v=1767728156","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/girls-at-war-isbn-9780385418966","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}