The Road to the Country: From the twice Booker Prize-shortlisted author

Name: The Road to the Country: From the twice Booker Prize-shortlisted author
Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)

Chigozie Obioma

May 2024 · Random House

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FROM THE TWICE BOOKER-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR

Longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award, the Joyce Carol Oates Prize, and the New American Voices Award

Named a Best Book of the Year by the Economist, Boston Globe, and Kirkus Reviews

'A major voice' SALMAN RUSHDIE
'Remarkable' ALICE WALKER
'A sweeping, heart-racing, mystical novel' NEW YORK TIMES
'Chigozie Obioma is that rare thing: an original' WALL STREET JOURNAL
'As much Bildungsroman as battle song' LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS
'A moving story of conflict, faith and fractured bonds, blending myth and realism with emotional power' iPAPER

When a country is torn apart by civil war, Kunle and Tunde are separated, each on opposite sides. Desperate to find his brother, Kunle’s search becomes one of atonement, leading him to join an army and to fight in a war he barely understands. Amidst the chaos, he forms deep, lifelong friendships and falls in love. But his ultimate hope remains: to reunite with his family.

An emotionally powerful masterpiece, Chigozie Obioma’s odyssey of brotherhood, love, and extraordinary courage set against the backdrop of the Biafran War captures the essence of a young man’s quest for redemption in a nation ablaze.

'A gutsy ... coming-of-age tale with romance at its heart' DAILY MAIL

'Mr Obioma has been described as the heir to Chinua Achebe ... He pulls from the same wells of rage and horror as his literary forebear did' ECONOMIST

'A remarkable talent' INDEPENDENT

'Incredibly moving and hopeful' NADIFA MOHAMMED

'A wondrous novel' NANA KWAME ADJEI-BRENYAH

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Lizabeth Dawson

October 10, 2024

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October 19, 2024

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About the author

Chigozie Obioma was born in Akure, Nigeria. His two previous novels, The Fishermen and An Orchestra of Minorities, were both finalist for the Booker Prize. His novels have won the inaugural FT/OppenheimerFunds Emerging Voices Award for Fiction, the NAACP Image Award, and the Los Angeles Times Award for First Fiction and have been nominated for many others. Together, they have been translated into thirty languages. He was named one of Foreign Policy’s 100 Leading Global Thinkers. He is a professor of creative writing at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and divides his time between the United States and Nigeria.

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