Lizard Feasts: War Time Experiences of a Teenage Boy in Biafra

Anger, fear, uncertainty, restlessness, stubbornness, and pride were the emotions Biafrans were forced to manage and harness for fighting a war that had been thrust upon them by the same forces that had chased them out of Nigeria. Like their older compatriots, young people, who had been forced out of school, sought out various ways to cope.

Lizard Feasts is a first-person account of one teenager's experiences from shortly before and through the duration of the war. From work in a military ho...