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Publication date 1966 Media type Print (hardback) Pages 167 pp Preceded by Followed by A Man of the People (1966) is the fourth novel. This satirical novel is a story told by the young and educated narrator, Odili, on his conflict with Chief Nanga, his former teacher who enters a career in politics in an unnamed modern African country. Odili represents the changing younger generation; Nanga represents the traditional customs of Nigeria. The book ends with a military coup, similar to the real-life coups of, and. Contents. Plot introduction A Man of the People is a first-person account of Odili, a school teacher in a fictional country closely resembling post-colonial Nigeria. Odili receives an invitation from his former teacher, Chief Nanga, who is now the powerful but corrupt Minister of Culture.

As Minister, Nanga's job is to protect the traditions of his country especially when he is known as 'A Man of the People'. Instead, his position is used to increase his personal wealth and power that proves particularly alluring to Odili's girlfriend; she cheats on him with the minister.

Seeking revenge, Odili begins to pursue the minister's fiancee. Odili agrees to lead an opposition party in the face of both bribes and violent threats. Then there is a military coup. Similarity to future events Upon reading an advance copy of the novel, Achebe's friend, Nigerian poet and playwright declared: 'Chinua, I know you are a prophet. Everything in this book has happened except a military coup!'

Opm3 self assessment pdf to excel. Later on, Nigerian Major seized control of the northern region of the country as part of a larger coup attempt. Commanders in other areas failed, and the plot was answered by a military crackdown which resulted in the presidency of Major General. Literary significance Some of the themes from the novel are found in a short story 'The Voter' (1965), published in. Achebe's first three novels were all clearly set in villages in. A Man of the People, however, was set in a fictional African country as Achebe sought to write on the condition of the continent in more general terms.

A Man Of The People By Chinua Achebe Book Pdf

The novel does not include any specific ethnic or cultural groups. The problems portrayed in the book, such as bribery, incompetence and governmental apathy, were experienced by many West African nations in the era. As Nigeria had not experienced a coup when Achebe wrote A Man of the People, his model for the novel's events must have been military coups in other African nations. Despite his intentions, however, the subsequent coup in Nigeria meant that the book was again seen as being principally about Nigeria. The novel was republished in the influential. References.