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Through a discussion of Ken Saro-Wiwa’s  Sozaboy  (2005) and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s  Half of a Yellow Sun  (2006), this article argues that the creative remembrance of the Nigerian Civil War and the re-visioning of the nation state has tended to focus on the Hausa and Igbos, excluding other ethnic minorities, especially the Ogoni of the Niger Delta. Adichie and Saro-Wiwa remember and creatively evoke the war differently, and this difference facilitates the production of more complex histories. This, in turn, enables us better to comprehend the conflict’s historical wounds; it reveals that a refashioning of this history through minority narratives can produce deeper understanding. Through such historical reconstruction, the tragic past is evoked without losing sight of current realities or indulging in misplaced optimism regarding the future. Moreover, I argue, to create narratives that enable genuine healing, engagement with both peripheral and central viewpoints is crucial; what is needed are narratives that assist in the dismantling of ethnic hegemonic structures.

The Nigerian Civil War and the Politics of Creative Remembrance: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun and Ken Saro-Wiwa’s Sozaboy