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The Road to the Country
by Chigozie Obioma
emotional
sad
slow-paced
THE ROAD TO THE COUNTRY – CHIGOZIE OBIOMA
Chigozie Obioma is a Nigerian author whose books The Fishermen and An Orchestra of Minorities were shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2015 and 2019, respectively.
"WAR IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN LANGUAGE FAILS." – MARGARET ATWOOD.
All battles are horrific, and this book explores the Biafran War. It follows Kunle, who, while searching for his brother, is forcibly enlisted into the Biafran Army and thrust onto the war front. Though he initially detests it, he gradually bonds with his fellow soldiers and finds himself unable to leave them. Through his eyes, we witness the grisly realities of war—people dying, suffering, and traumatized by relentless violence. Soldiers endure immense hardship, going days without food and resorting to eating anything they can find, even insects. They live in filth, relieving themselves in the same trenches where they hide.
I particularly liked the part that would talk about the folkloric seer who could foresee Kunle’s future and calls him Abami Eda—one who dies and returns.
The last book I read about the Biafran War was Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun.
Chigozie Obioma proves that he is an epic storyteller, narrating heartrending events that expose the horrors of war.
As much as I dislike reading about war, this book is brilliantly written, even as it vividly describes the gruesome injuries and deaths.
You must read this intense and emotional book to understand the Biafran War through Kunle’s eyes—the devastation it brings not only to soldiers but also to innocent civilians, and the displacement it causes.
Chigozie Obioma is a Nigerian author whose books The Fishermen and An Orchestra of Minorities were shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2015 and 2019, respectively.
"WAR IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN LANGUAGE FAILS." – MARGARET ATWOOD.
All battles are horrific, and this book explores the Biafran War. It follows Kunle, who, while searching for his brother, is forcibly enlisted into the Biafran Army and thrust onto the war front. Though he initially detests it, he gradually bonds with his fellow soldiers and finds himself unable to leave them. Through his eyes, we witness the grisly realities of war—people dying, suffering, and traumatized by relentless violence. Soldiers endure immense hardship, going days without food and resorting to eating anything they can find, even insects. They live in filth, relieving themselves in the same trenches where they hide.
I particularly liked the part that would talk about the folkloric seer who could foresee Kunle’s future and calls him Abami Eda—one who dies and returns.
The last book I read about the Biafran War was Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun.
Chigozie Obioma proves that he is an epic storyteller, narrating heartrending events that expose the horrors of war.
As much as I dislike reading about war, this book is brilliantly written, even as it vividly describes the gruesome injuries and deaths.
You must read this intense and emotional book to understand the Biafran War through Kunle’s eyes—the devastation it brings not only to soldiers but also to innocent civilians, and the displacement it causes.