The Road to the Country

First published 2024

Reception

Mostly positive. 4 of 4 critics were positive or better.

Rave 1 · Positive 3 · Mixed 0 · Pan 0

“Despite the seemingly endless ambushes and explosions, The Road to the Country offers a story with few surprises.”

The Washington Post · Jake Cline · Positive

2 more quotes

“These magic realist strands may not be to everybody’s taste, but the clash of literary styles effectively speaks to Nigeria’s multifarious traditions and the broader thematic concerns of a hybrid…”

The Wall Street Journal · Toby Lichtig · Positive
“Large-scale action scenes are notoriously hard to write and Obioma’s skills sometimes fall short of his ambitions.”

The Guardian (UK) · Aminatta Forna · Positive

Chigozie Obioma, born 1986, Nigeria.

Full recordClose

ISBNs: 978-0-593-59697-5
978-1-80494-380-9
978-1-5291-5347-7
978-1-5291-5346-0
Author: Obioma, Chigozie, 1986–
Statement: The Road to the Country / Chigozie Obioma.
Records: Open Library

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Catalogue data checked 2 October 2026