A Letter Away From Asaba: A Novella

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Learning about the Nigerian Civil War and Asaba in particular through these two women was enlightening and truly educational.

A Letter Away From Asaba, an epistolary novella, is a historical fictional narrative centred on the Asaba massacre of the Nigerian Civil War. 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.Claudia Efemini is an author and current History and Politics student at the University of Edinburgh. The last sentence of this book written in Claudia’s acknowledgments is as follows; “through reading this historical fictional narrative, I hope it inspires people to seek out their history and immerse themselves into crucial historical discourse. Chioma experiences the Asaba massacre, an overlooked and traumatic event of the war, and is forced to confront issues of censorship, grief, and trust. The University of Edinburgh has been home to numerous talented individuals, and second-year history and politics student Claudia Efemini is no exception.

The talented Claudia Efemini has written a beautiful novel that shines a lot on an important topic that, unfortunately, not many are knowledgeable about or have had the chance to be informed on. Claudia’s writing is moving and deeply informed, shedding light on one of Nigeria’s greatest tragedies.A letter Away from Asaba is an emotional and intimate account of the Asaba massacre that occurred in 1967, Nigeria.