# A Man of the People

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- Authors: [Chinua Achebe](https://www.bookquiver.com/chinua-achebe)
- Publisher: penguin_classics
- ISBN: 978-01-4118-689-4
- Pages: 160
- Published: 2010-01-28
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

As Minister for Culture, the Honourable M. A. Nanga is 'a man of the people', as cynical as he is charming, and a roguish opportunist. At first, the contrast between Nanga and Odili, a former pupil who is visiting the ministry, appears huge. But in the 'eat-and-let-eat' atmosphere, Odili's idealism soon collides with his lusts - and the two men's personal and political tauntings threaten to send their country into chaos. Published, prophetically, just days before Nigeria's first attempted coup in 1966, A Man of the People is an essential part of his body of work dealing with modern African history.