The Fishermen
By: Obioma, Chigozie.
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BookPublisher: ONE 1 January 2019Description: 352.ISBN: 9781911590101.DDC classification: Summary: 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.
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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.