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| Author | Chinua Achebe |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Publication date | 1966 |
| Publication place | Nigeria |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 64 pp |
Chike and the River is a children's story by Chinua Achebe. It was first published in South Africa in the year 1966 by Cambridge University Press,[1] with illustrations by Prue Theobalds, and was the first of several children's stories Achebe would write. The latest reprint has a cover design by Victor Ekpuk.[2][3]
Chinua Achebe first published Chike and the River as a booklet in 1966 after his daughter started preschool in Nigeria and he noticed that most of the school texts for African children were written by Westerners.
- ^ "a book review by Gabriel Constans: Chike and the River". www.nyjournalofbooks.com. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ "Chike and the River by Chinua Achebe: 9780307473868 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ Review, Folio (30 April 2020). "The Adventures of Childhood: Chike and the River Book Review". Folio Review. Retrieved 17 May 2023.