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. Abstract As Chinua Achebe’s most contemporary and most sharply political novel, A Man of the People 1 was a scandal from the outset. With its scathing appraisal of Nigerian public life, and apparent call for a military takeover, the text became notorious in January 1966 for predicting the army coup which took place only hours after the novel’s launch. This violent anti-corruption purge, carried out by a group of nationalist army officers, marked the beginning of a major power struggle in the region which culminated in the Biafran war.
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Nov 5, 2010 - Chinua Achebe's fourth novel, “A Man of The People”, is a book of political, social, economic and moral contrasts. Written in first person, the.