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Emeka (book)

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Emeka
cover of the 1991 revised paperback edition
AuthorFrederick Forsyth
LanguageEnglish
GenreBiography Non-fiction
PublisherSpectrum Books
Publication date
1982
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (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".

References

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