Download or read book Girls at War and Other Stories written by Chinua Achebe and published by London : Heinemann Educational. This book was released on 1972 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Girls at War and Other Stories reveals the essence of life in Nigeria and traces twenty years in the literary career of one of this century's most acclaimed writers. In this collection of stories, Chinua Achebe takes us inside the heart and soul of a people whose pride and ideals must compete with the simple struggle to survive. Hailed by critics everywhere, Chinua Achebe's fiction re-creates with energy and authenticity the major issues of daily life in Africa.