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Kole Omotoso, one of Nigeria's major writers, is always provocative. His writing is informed by a passionate concern for society and politics in Nigeria. This major work is a blend of fact and fiction dramatizing the first one hundred years of Nigeria. Most of the characters and incidents inthe book are real; the narrative is conceived and written as a novel. The story covers riots, uprisings, private hopes and griefsand coup d'etats -a history marred by violence, with an outcome satisfactory to none. The book was received as a major contribution to African writing, in its innovative style, and was awarded Special Commendation in the Noma Award for Publishing in Africa in 1989 , which described it as providing a more profound understanding than is available in conventional history books and novels.

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Book category Books in English Humanities History Regional & national history

• Full title: Just Before Dawn
• Author: Kole Omotoso
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 360
• EAN: 9789782460073
• ISBN: 9789782460073
• ID: 09018120
• Publisher: Spectrum Books
• Weight: 428 g
• Dimensions: 216 × 142 × 25 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. January 1994

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