Girls at War and Other Stories. By Chinua Achebe. First American Edition, First Printing. Doubleday. New York, 1973.

Chinua Achebe was a Nigerian novelist who ranks among the best fiction writers of the twentieth century. For several decades, he published internationally celebrated works that have come to be known as classics–and essential reading for students of African literature. In particular, his first novel, Things Fall Apart, is often assigned reading in high school and college classrooms. Following its success, Achebe published several other great works, including this volume, Girls at War and Other Stories. It is a collection brought together for the first time here. The stories are succinct and character-driven. They showcase Achebe’s talent for scenes that capture difficult thematic elements. The titular story is widely regarded as one of his best works, but the whole collection shines as some of Achebe’s best fiction.

This first American edition, first printing is in very good condition. In the original quarter cloth, about-fine with only bumping to spine ends and corners. Text block fine. In the original dust jacket, very good with only minor soiling and rubbing, bumping, and creases to edges.

A very good first American edition by Chinua Achebe.