The Road to the Country - Obioma, Chigozie
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'Obioma is truly the heir to Chinua Achebe' New York Times 'A remarkable talent' Independent 'A gutsy ... coming-of-age tale with romance at its heart' Daily Mail When a country is plunged into civil war, two brothers on either side are divided but determined to find their way back to each other. Kunle's search for his sibling Tunde becomes a journey of atonement over a long-kept secret, leading him to conscript in a war he hardly understands. There, he forges lifelong friendships and meets a woman who changes his world forever. But will he find his brother? From the twice Booker-shortlisted…mehr

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'Obioma is truly the heir to Chinua Achebe' New York Times 'A remarkable talent' Independent 'A gutsy ... coming-of-age tale with romance at its heart' Daily Mail When a country is plunged into civil war, two brothers on either side are divided but determined to find their way back to each other. Kunle's search for his sibling Tunde becomes a journey of atonement over a long-kept secret, leading him to conscript in a war he hardly understands. There, he forges lifelong friendships and meets a woman who changes his world forever. But will he find his brother? From the twice Booker-shortlisted author Chigozie Obioma comes an odyssey of brotherhood, redemption, and unimaginable courage set during the Biafran War. Intertwining myth and realism, The Road to the Country is a thrilling and emotionally powerful masterpiece. 'Destined to be a classic' Ishmael Beah 'In a league of his own' Imbolo Mbue
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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.