A Letter Away From Asaba: A Novella

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I am thrilled to announce the book cover for my debut novel ‘A Letter Away From Asaba’ designed by Quinthia Nsema.

I am looking forward to joining the team of incredible student journalists to contribute to the production of cultural pieces for the newspaper during the course of my exchange year at McGill. As I read it, memories of my school days and the places where I have lived come to life, which helps me empathize with the characters. I also hope to learn more about the culture in Quebec and further develop my French language skills. Since its official publication on 20th March it has been a pleasure to receive such a positive reception reflected by amazing reviews.

Efemini does not refrain from straightforward and unapologetic honesty, transporting the reader with the courageous voices of Chioma and Onome. Fast-forward to today and I am set to publish a book dedicated to the Asaba massacre, seeking to respond to this gap in scholarship and global awareness.

By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. It is one of the more interesting words in the English language, in that its connotative meaning can be either very negative or very positive.To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. This was all brought together by another amazing friend, undergrad in International Relations and International Law, ACS (African-Caribbean Soicety) President and many other amazing things Rutendo Hoto. This is not at all to say that my time in Edinburgh so far has not helped me cultivate ideas for this book. I would have liked some more background about their relationship together and how they have grown - we get to know them when they are adults and see that relationship go through ups and downs, which is great.

Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. The British attempt to erase the fact that terrible murders and other unpleasant acts of violence are happening in Asaba and probably other parts of Nigeria, as well as the part they played in creating an environment of fear and cruelty there. Claudia Efemini is an author and current History and Politics student at the University of Edinburgh. Nevertheless, I cannot deny that the general neglect of African history during my first two years has only made me hungrier for history pertaining to Nigeria.I’ve included a quote at the beginning of this post that I wrote in the article, which really encapsulates my motivation for writing this book. The lectures on oral history in the infamous Historian’s Toolkit and varying topics in my first-year courses helped me develop the analytical skills that I used to carefully embed historical information within an engaging fictional narrative. I did not know a lot about the Nigerian civil war before reading, and it honestly opened my eyes to the injustice censorship can cause.