My Review
“This book deals with the situation in Nigeria in the 1960s. The first half of the book describes the life of an academic family and their servant. The first half of the book describes the normal problems that couples and families deal with, while in the second half of the book, the war in Biafra (where they turn out to live) is very present. The professor and his wife, child, and servant end up in a one-room flat, without any prospects. Stil, the writing is not too confrontational or accusing. It touches on the terrible things that happened during the Biafra war in an almost matter-of-fact way. The book is a fabulous read i must say. The inclusion of an Engishman is probably for the benefit of non-African readers, so we could identify"
“This book deals with the situation in Nigeria in the 1960s. The first half of the book describes the life of an academic family and their servant. The first half of the book describes the normal problems that couples and families deal with, while in the second half of the book, the war in Biafra (where they turn out to live) is very present. The professor and his wife, child, and servant end up in a one-room flat, without any prospects. Stil, the writing is not too confrontational or accusing. It touches on the terrible things that happened during the Biafra war in an almost matter-of-fact way. The book is a fabulous read i must say. The inclusion of an Engishman is probably for the benefit of non-African readers, so we could identify"
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