The Fishermen-9780957548862

The Fishermen

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by Obioma, Chigozie, Gray, Jon | Fiction & related items
Published 03/03/2016 by Pushkin Press (ONE)
Paperback | 416 pages


SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2015 MAN BOOKER PRIZEShortlisted for the Guardian First Book AwardWinner of the FT/OppenheimerFunds Emerging Voices AwardLonglisted for the Etisalat Prize for LiteratureIn 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 prophesy 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.