The Road to the Country

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<b>THE TWICE BOOKER-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR<br><br>'Obioma is truly the heir to Chinua Achebe' <i>New York Times</i><br>'Incredibly moving and hopeful' Nadifa Mohamed<br>'Remarkable' Alice Walker </b><br><b>'A major voice' Salman Rushdie<br>'A wondrous novel' Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah</b><br><br><b><i>At first the vision is grainy but slowly it clears, and there appears the figure of a man.</i></b><br><br>When a country is plunged into civil war, two brothers on either side of it are divided. They will try to find their way back to each other. Kunle's search for his sibling Tunde becomes a journey of atonement which sees him conscripted into the army to fight a war he hardly understands. Once there, he will forge friendships to last a lifetime, and he will meet a woman who will change his world forever. But will he find his brother?<br><br>The story of a young man seeking redemption in a nation on fire, Chigozie Obioma's novel is an odyssey of brotherhood, love and unimaginable courage set during the Biafran War. Intertwining myth and realism into a thrilling, inspired and emotionally powerful novel, <i>The Road to the Country</i> is a masterpiece.<br><br><b>***MORE PRAISE FOR THE ROAD TO THE COUNTRY AND CHIGOZIE OBIOMA***</b><br><br><b>'Chigozie Obioma brings the Biafran War to life in a visceral yet mystical way. Loss, pain and grief are etched onto a canvas that seems timeless and endless. I grieve for those lost in that doomed declaration of independence but celebrate those, such as Chigozie, who carry their torches' Nadifa Mohamed<br><br>'This powerfully evocative and intimate book is unarguably Obioma's finest. Through subtle, piercing, and gripping language, he renders those seemingly simple but unforgettable moments when our lives intertwine with history, anchoring you to the pages until the end. <i>The Road to the Country</i> will remind you that our existence is the histories of past, present, and the future-and the importance of understanding that. This is amon

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781529153477

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

215 x 135 x 29 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Verlag / Hersteller

Random House UK