Life Node

03/12/2024

Cảm ơn quý khách đã theo dõi Trang của chúng tôi. Hiện vì mục đích thuận tiện cho quý khách liên hệ nên trang chúng tôi sẽ đổi tên từ Chigozie Obioma sang Viện Thẩm Mỹ Thiên Hà Mong quý khách tiếp tục đồng hành và ủng hội Trang

08/04/2024

In 2016, I was invited to Aarhus for an event by and my mind was blown by the generosity of the incredible Dannish literary community there. To be made the headline author for this year's festival is an incredible honor. I am a new writer with just 2 books and one on the way, so this means so much! THANK YOU!!

Dannish edition of out June 6th from

Posted • NIGERIANSKE CHIGOZIE OBIOMA ER DETTE ÅRS HOVEDNAVN

Vi er stolte af at kunne præsentere den nigerianske forfatter Chigozie Obioma som hovednavnet under LiteratureXchange 2024. Han har markeret sig som en betydningsfuld nyere stemme inden for verdenslitteraturen med sine to første bøger, ’Vi var fiskere’ og ’Fuglenes gråd’, hvor Obioma gennem temaer som broderskab, ulighed, kærlighed og barndom skaber en fortælling om Afrikas skønhed og iboende politiske, økonomiske og religiøse modsætninger.

Nu er han på vej med sin tredje bog, ’Vejen til landet’, som udkommer på dansk den 6. juni. Det er en roman, der tager læseren med tilbage til 1960’erne, hvor der udbryder borgerkrig i Nigeria. Hovedpersonen Kunles bror forsvinder, da krigen bryder ud, og det bliver starten på en søgen efter den forsvundne bror, og udvikler sig til, at den generte studerende må kæmpe i en krig, han ikke forstår.

’Vejen til landet’ er en historie om mennesket i krig, nærmere bestemt en af de største konflikter i afrikansk historie, men det er også en fortælling om broderskab, kærlighed og mod.

I denne uge stiller vi skarpt på Chigozie Obiomas forfatterskab, og fredag den 12. april starter forsalget på arrangementerne med forfatteren under dette års festival. Så følg med her på profil, hvis du vil vide mere om dette års hovednavn.

Foto: Zack Mueller.

05/04/2024

An honor of a lifetime to be interviewed by . Read from THE ROAD TO THE COUNTRY out May 30th in the UK, June 4th in the US, June 18th in Denmark, and July 18th in Nigeria.

Thank you to everyone who showed up last night despite dreary weather: Manasseh Azure Awunini Amarachi Attamah page!

02/04/2024

Very honored to be in conversation with dear friend, the great !

Join us this Thursday, April 4 at 6pm for a Writers Speak with Chigozie Obioma, in conversation with Maya Jasanoff!

This event will take place in Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall and is free and open to the public. For full details, visit our website (link in bio).

12/03/2024

Very happy and honored to finally attend this year! Scheduling conflicts have made it impossible in the past, but I have always wanted to!!! Especially honored to be speaking to the great Toby Lichtig of .tls.

If you are planning to be at Hay, please make a stop on Friday May 31st!

10/03/2024

😇😇😇 Come join us at Oxford!

has been confirmed for . The Nigerian award-winning novelist will talk about his new novel, ‘The Road to the Country’ 🇳🇬

05/03/2024

Posted • .and.fiction Wow. This was a heartbreaking and graphic tale of Kunle’s life in the Biafran war. This was a dark and heavy read, but so worth it.

“Before the war, we always want this or that; we always have big dreams, big ambitions. But now our needs have become so small, and our dreams have vanished. What is the hope we have? Just that we survive…that’s it”

We see the graphic descriptions of war and death. Very graphic. I had to take breaks from reading this at times because of how visceral the imagery was. That said, I think it’s important to read about the terror and reality of war. While this is considered fiction, it seems to be based in the truth of the real Biafran war. I’m astonished at the brutality of the scenes Obioma wrote throughout this book. It had me sick to my stomach, and I can only imagine what the reality of these sights could do to a person. This was a dense read, and very serious. It’s heartbreaking to know that terrors like this actually occurred. I can’t imagine how terrifying and awful it was, and how it would have impacted people on both sides so deeply.

“They have seen so much, and they will see yet more. They must learn to withstand what they have seen, to adapt. If it shocks you, then it can haunt you; if it haunts you, it can damage you”

We follow Kunle through his journey of trying to find his brother, where he gets swept up into the Biafran army. This is his story of love, loss, betrayal, and discovery. This perspective is sandwiched in between the visions of the seer, sprinkled with details of African folklore (which I struggled to understand at first, but would love to learn more about now).

“Life is like earth, soil - you never know what you will dig up”

This was an incredible, poetic, and realistic read. I was crying by the end of it. I wholeheartedly recommend this to everyone, just be wary of your limitations for gore.

A huge thank you to and Chigozie Obioma for the ARC. I’m honoured to have been able to read this book. This book will be publicly available June 4, 2024

01/03/2024

Folks, the Nigerian/West African edition of THE ROAD TO THE COUNTRY comes out on July 18th courtesy of Books!!

COVER REVEAL 🚨🚨🚨

When his younger brother disappears as the country explodes in civil war, Kunle must set out on an impossible rescue mission.

Kunle’s search for his brother becomes a journey of atonement that will see him conscripted into the breakaway Biafran army and forced to fight a war he hardly understands, all while navigating the prophecies of a local Seer, he who marks Kunle as an abami eda—one who will die and return to life.

Chigozie Obioma’s forthcoming novel is an odyssey of love and unimaginable courage set during one of the most devastating conflicts in the history of the African continent. Intertwining myth and realism into a thrilling, inspired, and emotionally powerful novel, The Road to the Country is Chigozie Obioma’s masterpiece.

Coming to bookstores in Nigeria on July 18th 2024.

20/02/2024

LOOOL!

11/02/2024

Horrible news!!! A good man who actually cared for the welfare of his people and did much for them than a generation of corrupt politicians. Rest in good peace, sir!

07/02/2024

24/01/2024

So grateful to Southbank Centre for setting up our UK launch event for THE ROAD TO THE COUNTRY. Tickets on sale now. I hope you join us and come give me a hug.

More information here: https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/literature-poetry/chigozie-obioma-road-country?eventId=974074