Marriage is a Private Affair
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Marriage is a Private Affair

by

Chinua Achebe
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Ibo

The Ibo (or Igbo) are an ethnic group native to Southern Africa, primarily concentrated in rural southeastern Nigeria. Achebe, the author of “Marriage is a Private Affair,” is an Ibo chieftain, and many of his… read analysis of Ibo
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