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Item Details
Title:
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THE FISHERMEN
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By: |
Chigozie Obioma, Jon Gray |
Format: |
Hardback |
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£14.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
0957548850 |
ISBN 13: |
9780957548855 |
Publisher: |
PUSHKIN PRESS |
Pub. date: |
26 February, 2015 |
Pages: |
304 |
Translated from: |
English |
Description: |
In this dazzling debut novel, four young brothers in a small Nigerian town encounter a madman, whose prophecy of violence threatens the core of their family |
Synopsis: |
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. |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
ONE |
Prizes: |
Short-listed for British Book Industry Awards Debut Fiction Book of the
Short-listed for Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2015 |
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Returnable |
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