
The Road to the Country
ABOUT
THE BOOK
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? This story of a young man seeking redemption in a nation on fire is an odyssey of brotherhood, love and unimaginable courage set during the Biafran War.
NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS
The story of a young man seeking redemption in a country ablaze, Chigozie Obioma’s novel is an odyssey through brotherhood, love, and unimaginable courage during one of the most devastating conflicts in African history. The intertwining of myth and realism results in a gripping, inspired, and emotionally powerful novel. One of the things that sets Obioma apart from other authors is his ability to take the reader with him. You are in Nigeria in the 1960ies with him, experiencing everything together with him and our main character, Kunle. We are there! Present. Both right now and 60 years ago. And that is why we i Aarhus Libraries are proud to nominate him to the 2025 Dublin Literary Award.