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.

通过对 Ken Saro-Wiwa 的Sozaboy (2005) 和 Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 的Half of a Yellow Sun的讨论(2006)，本文认为，对尼日利亚内战的创造性纪念和民族国家的重新构想往往集中在豪萨人和伊博人身上，排除了其他少数民族，尤其是尼日尔三角洲的奥戈尼人。Adichie 和 Saro-Wiwa 以不同的方式记忆和创造性地唤起了这场战争，这种差异促进了更复杂的历史的产生。这反过来又使我们能够更好地理解冲突的历史创伤；它揭示了通过少数民族叙事重塑这段历史可以产生更深刻的理解。通过这样的历史重建，悲惨的过去被唤起，同时又不忽视当前的现实，也不沉迷于对未来的错误乐观。此外，我认为，要创造能够真正治愈的叙事，与外围和中心观点的接触是至关重要的；我们需要的是有助于瓦解种族霸权结构的叙述。