WOMEN AND VIOLENT CONFLICTS IN DESTINATION BIAFRA, HALF OF A YELLOW SUN AND ROSES AND BULLETS

Violent conflict being a way of settling disputes of some kind, always has devastating effects on the society and masses especially women and children. This study discusses the works of Chimamanda Adichie, Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo and Buchi Emecheta who captured the events of the Nigerian civil war from different perspectives, oftentimes giving in-depth exposure to women s experiences in their narratives. Using multi- media methods of data collection and analysis, the study has appraised these historical novels to determine how effectively they have reconstructed the bitter experiences of women and the traumatic effects of war on humanity during this violent conflict in order to show the futility of war as a means of settling disputes. The study concludes that violent conflict has a devastating effect on the individual and communal psyche with significant traumatization of women and children, and therefore presents it as an unsuitable alternative for settling disputes in the society