Emeka (book) explained

Emeka
Author:Frederick Forsyth
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Genre:Biography Non-fiction
Publisher:Spectrum Books
Pub Date:1982
Media Type:Print (Hardback & Paperback)

Emeka a biography by English writer Frederick Forsyth about his friend Colonel Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, head of the state of Biafra, a republic that seceded from Nigeria and was briefly independent. The book was published in 1982. In 1991 a revised edition was published.[1] [2]

"Emeka" is an abbreviation of the Igbo name "Chukwuemeka".

Notes and References

  1. Chidebe . Chris . 1984 . Review of Emeka . African Studies Review . 27 . 1 . 130–131 . 10.2307/523956 . 0002-0206 . 523956.
  2. Graf . William D. . 1984 . Forsyth . Frederick . Offodile . Chris . Williams . David . Nigerian Political Biographies . Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue Canadienne des Études Africaines . 18 . 1 . 235–238 . 10.2307/485013 . 0008-3968 . 485013.