The Road to the Country

`Obioma is truly the heir to Chinua Achebe` New York Times `Remarkable` Alice Walker `A major new African writer` Salman Rushdie At first the vision is grainy—like something seen through wet glass. But slowly it clears, and there appears the figure of a man.

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 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. The story of a young man seeking redemption in a nation of 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, The Road to the Country is a masterpiece.