The Fishermen - Chigozie Obioma (Paperback) 17-12-2018 Short-listed for Man Booker Prize 2015.

The Fishermen - Chigozie Obioma (Paperback) 17-12-2018 Short-listed for Man Booker Prize 2015.

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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.