I am still with you : the story of a missing person in the Nigerian civil war
Iduma, Emmanuel2024
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Emmanuel Iduma never met his uncle, his father's favourite brother and the man for whom he is named. The elder Emmanuel left home in 1967 to fight in the Biafran War and was not seen again. The war lasted for three years, with young Igbo men volunteering to fight for a breakaway republic in the chaotic wake of British decolonization. Around one hundred thousand others who fought in the war share a fate like Emmanuel's uncle, though there are no official records of these losses. The tensions that gave rise to the conflict remain live, threatening sometimes to bubble over. In this landscape, there are no monuments or graves. Instead, a collective remembering that remains, for the most part, silent. 'I Am Still With You' sees a young Nigerian return to his place of birth. Travelling the route of the war, Iduma explores both a national history and the mysteries of his own family.
Main title:
Author:
Iduma, Emmanuel, author
Imprint:
London : William Collins, 2024.
Collation:
288 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9780008430764 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
BRN:
2410836