Hopes and Impediments
by Achebe, Chinua
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Book VG+: mild shelf wear, text clean, binding tight/DJ VG-: price clipped, mild age toning
- ISBN 10
- 0385247303
- ISBN 13
- 9780385247306
- Seller
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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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Synopsis
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 over 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.
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- Bookseller
- Matthew's Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2354
- Title
- Hopes and Impediments
- Author
- Achebe, Chinua
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Book VG+: mild shelf wear, text clean, binding tight
- Jacket Condition
- DJ VG-: price clipped, mild age toning
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first American edition
- ISBN 10
- 0385247303
- ISBN 13
- 9780385247306
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- essays, literature, literary criticism, nonfiction, first edition
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