Dalley, Hamish2015-12-131744-9855http://hdl.handle.net/1885/74712The application of trauma theory to postcolonial literature has provoked anxiety from critics concerned about its capacity to impose Eurocentric interpretations. This article evaluates the use of trauma as a paradigm for interpreting Nigerian civil war liKeywords: child-soldier narratives; Chris Abani; Nigerian literature; postcolonial literature; temporality; trauma201310.1080/17449855.2013.8040002016-02-24