Emeka

Emeka
cover of the 1991 revised paperback edition
Author	Frederick Forsyth
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Genre	Biography Non-fiction
Publisher	Spectrum Books
Publication date	1982
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)

Emeka a biography by Frederick Forsyth about his friend Colonel Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, head of the state of Biafra, a republic that seceded from Nigeria and was briefly independent. The book was published in 1982. In 1991 a revised edition was published.

"Emeka" is an abbreviation of the Igbo name "Chukwuemeka" (meaning "God has done so much").^[1]

References

↑ "Chukwuemeka". Behind the Name.

Works by Frederick Forsyth

Books	The Biafra Story (1969) The Day of the Jackal (1971) The Odessa File (1972) The Dogs of War (1974) The Shepherd (1975) The Devil's Alternative (1979) Emeka (1982) No Comebacks (1982) The Fourth Protocol (1984) The Negotiator (1989) The Deceiver (1991) Great Flying Stories (1991) The Fist of God (1994) Icon (1996) The Phantom of Manhattan (1998) The Veteran (2001) Avenger (2003) The Afghan (2006) The Cobra (2010) The Kill List (2013)

Adaptations	The Day of the Jackal (1973) The Odessa File (1974) The Dogs of War (1980) The Fourth Protocol (1987) Death Has a Bad Reputation (1990)

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