![]() ![]() Children, especially girls, are brought up under strict gendered and religious codes. ![]() The novel is set in an idyllic village in Borno State, where Christians and Muslims coexist. In this story, Boko Haram is the antagonist, the evil and death- dealing force, the destroyer of dreams and communities. Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree is the writer’s attempt to humanize the stolen girls and put a face to the countless victims of the worst terrorist violence in Nigeria. ![]() Apart from journalistic and historical writings on insurgency in Nigeria, Nwaubani’s novel is one of few literary works to project the voices of Boko Haram’s female abductees on the national and global stage. As a fictional story based on real accounts of survivors, the author exposes the trauma of female captivity in strikingly lucid vignettes. Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani’s new book, Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree is the coming of age and captivity story of a teenage girl enslaved in Boko Haram’s infamous Sambisa forest. ![]()
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