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Item Details
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THE FISHERMEN
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| By: |
Chigozie Obioma, Jon Gray |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
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£12.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0992918243 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780992918248 |
| 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: |
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 familyTold from the point of view of nine-year-old Benjamin, the youngest of four brothers, The Fishermen is the Cain and Abel-esque story of an unforgettable childhood in 1990s Nigeria. When their father has to travel to a distant city for work, the brothers take advantage of his extended absence to skip school and go fishing. At the forbidden nearby river they encounter a madman, who predicts that one of the brothers will kill another. What happens next is an almost mythic event whose impact - both tragic and redemptive - will transcend the lives and imaginations of both its characters and its readers. Chigozie Obioma emerges as one of the best new voices of modern African literature, echoing its older generation's masterful storytelling with a contemporary fearlessness and purpose. |
| 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 |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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