ABSTRACT
The 30-month (1967–1970) genocidal war launched by the Nigerian Federal Government against the indigenes of the southeastern part of the country (Biafra) was conducted without any observance of international rules of engagement. In the Biafran enclave, the war was everywhere; there was no distinction between the “home front” and the “war front”. Women’s predicament in the war zone has captured the imagination of historians and creative writers. This chapter explores how narratives by Igbo women expose not only women’s vulnerabilities but also their agency and everyday acts of heroism. As purveyors of the story, Igbo women writers have produced powerful narratives that stand as an act of resistance against the concocted post-war amnesia. In discussing narratology, the chapter reveals how physical distance of the author determines narrative distance.
