Obioma revisits the Nigerian civil war in this skillfully written prose, The Road to the Country, which is full of heart-piercing metaphors. He juxtaposes mystical and physical realms in telling the story. The book is a carnival of stories of the Biafran dead. For his writing style and nuance, The New York Times in 2015…
A Thousand Splendid Suns is a novel by Khaled Hosseini that tells the story of two women, Mariam and Laila, separated by years of birth and childhood, but bound by their future in adulthood; as co-wives to a brooding Rasheed in a sad household. This household and their backstory are the microcosm of the story…
“The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini is a moving (heart-rending, heart-wrenching, gut-wrenching, tear-triggering, evocative, poignant, etc., etc.,) story of an Afghanistan boy, Amir’s journey from childhood to adulthood. Central to the narrative is Amir’s friendship with Hassan, the son of his family’s servant. Just like their fathers before them, these boys grow up together, but…
“Half of a Yellow Sun” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a book that defies summaries. It is best appreciated through firsthand reading, and whether you’re diving into it for the first time or revisiting it for the twenty-fourth, each turn of the page has something new to discover. This novel is poignant and powerful, unfolding…