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OBIOMA CHIGOZIE THE ROAD TO THE COUNTRY

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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