Damage

“In Damage, Abubakar Adam Ibrahim tells a powerful and unforgettable story of love, loss, inherited trauma, and the relentless pursuit of justice. It brims with vivid imagery and emotional depth. Ibrahim captures the collision of private pain and national upheaval, and out of this turmoil emerges a testament to defiance and resilience.” —Chika Unigwe, author of Grace “Abubakar Adam Ibrahim digs deep into his characters’ lives and motivations in a way that few writers can. Their daily struggles, their love stories, their failures and successes mirror ours, bringing us face to face with our secret hopes and desires. Damages is his best work yet.” —Helon Habila, author of Travellers “Abubakar Adam Ibrahim writes historical fiction through the eyes of a powerful female protagonist, Nasrin. In Damage, his characters leap off the pages like friends and family. Set in Post-Abacha Nigeria, Abubakar weaves a tale of love power and family in this suspenseful novel everyone must read!” —Eugenia Abu is a Veteran Broadcaster and the author of Don’t Look at Me Like That “Like every story Abubakar Adam Ibrahim has written, Damage is a gift, arguably his most phenomenal gift yet. It’s an unforgettable tale of resilience in the face of personal tragedies and political upheaval. Unsurprisingly, this novel is laced with beautiful prose and richly layered characters whose lives are peeled apart with tenderness from a masterful storytelling hand. I am grateful to have read Damage and experienced its life-affirming richness.” —Chimeka Garricks, author of Tomorrow Died Yesterday & A Broken People’s Playlist About Abubakar Adam Ibrahim Abubakar Adam Ibrahim is the award-winning author of acclaimed novels and short story collections. His debut novel, Season of Crimson Blossoms , won the NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature, while his latest, When We Were Fireflies , was shortlisted for the Dublin Literary Award. His work has been translated into multiple languages and recognised internationally. A regular columnist, he is most recently a fellow of the IWP Fall Residency at the University of Iowa, where he is also completing a PhD in Journalism. He is a recipient of several other international writing fellowships. He is also the author of two critically acclaimed short story collections, The Whispering Trees and Dreams and Assorted Nightmares .