About This Book
From the legendary author of Things Fall Apart comes this long-awaited memoir recalling Chinua Achebe's personal experiences of and reflections on the Biafran War, one of Nigeria's most tragic civil wars Chinua Achebe, the author of Things Fall Apart, was a writer whose moral courage and storytellin...
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8h 23m
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180 WPM
6h 2m
average reader
250 WPM
4h 19m
fast reader
350 WPM
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6 h 2 min
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Audiobook (1.5x)
6 h 42 min
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10 h 3 min
Audio 2x
5 h 2 min
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