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novel by Chinua Achebe

For the short story by Ursula K. Le Guin, see A Man of the People (short story).

A Man of the People is a novel by Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe.

Written as a satirical piece, "A Man of the People" follows the story told by Odili, a young and educated narrator, about his conflict with Chief Nanga, his former teacher who enters a career in politics in an unnamed fictional 20th-century African country.

Odili represents the changing younger generation, while Nanga represents the traditional West African customs inspired by Achebe's native Nigeria. The book ends with a military coup, similar to the real-life coup organized by Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu, Major Adewale Ademoyega, Major Emmanuel Ifeajuna, Captain Chris Anuforo, Major Donatus Okafor, and Major Humphrey Chukwuka.

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"A Man of the People" is a satirical novel written by Chinua Achebe, published in It tells the story of Odili, a young teacher in a smal