This 36-page guide for “A Man of the People” by Chinua Achebe includes detailed chapter summaries. Download Burger Personality Pdf Viewer. A Man of the People Summary. Disk Doctor Serial Number. 'duty for the devil' as well, by bringing into focus the evils of the contemporary society. Achebe has dealth the fundamental themes of African culture, philosophy, poetry and dignity in depth, in the earlier novels. In this novel, A Man of the People, Achebe turns to the 'legitimate theme', as he terms it of the contemporary.

• Abstract As Chinua Achebe’s most contemporary and most sharply political novel, A Man of the People 1 was a scandal from the outset. With its scathing appraisal of Nigerian public life, and apparent call for a military takeover, the text became notorious in January 1966 for predicting the army coup which took place only hours after the novel’s launch. This violent anti-corruption purge, carried out by a group of nationalist army officers, marked the beginning of a major power struggle in the region which culminated in the Biafran war.