The Fishermen

Chigozie Obioma author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Pushkin Press

Published:17th Dec '18

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In a small town in western Nigeria, four young brothers - the youngest is nine, the oldest fifteen - use their strict father's absence from home to go fishing at a forbidden local river. They encounter a dangerous local madman who predicts that the oldest brother will be killed by another. This prophecy breaks their strong bond and unleashes a tragic chain of events of almost mythic proportions. Passionate and bold, The Fishermen is a breathtakingly beautiful novel firmly rooted in the best of African storytelling. With this powerful debut, Chigozie Obioma emerges as one of the most original new voices of modern African literature.

  • Short-listed for Man Booker Prize 2015

ISBN: 9781911590101

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

352 pages