· The political implications of “The Fishermen” are obvious, though never overstated. Countries can take a wrong turn, Obioma suggests, just as people can. In Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins. · This latest contribution to the African lit renaissance became only the second work by an African writer under thirty five years old to be shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Yet, unlike books like Noviolet Bulawayo’s We Need New Names and Uwem Akpan, Say You’re One of Them, The Fishermen doesn’t seem to hold overt political motives. In a market where readers crave fiction that confronts Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins. The Fishermen Chigozie Obioma 1st Printing First Edition Hardcover Book and jacket have some wear (see pics)Seller Rating: % positive.
Chigozie Obioma (born ) is a Nigerian writer. He is best known for writing the novels The Fishermen () and An Orchestra of Minorities (), both of which were shortlisted for the Booker Prize in their respective years of publication. His work has been translated into more than 25 languages. As of , Obioma is James E. Ryan Associate Professor of English at the University of. The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma is set in Akure, Nigeria and revolves around the relationships of four adolescent brothers. While their father is travelling for work, the boys take up a secret hobby -- fishing. They keep their mother in the dark about how they spend their time. One day the town crazy accosts them and tells Ikenna, the oldest. New York. Little, Brown. ISBN Set amid the political instability of s Nigeria, Chigozie Obioma's first novel depicts the traumatic events that befall an Igbo family living in the predominantly Yoruba city of Akure. Narrated by Ben, a nine-year-old boy who looks up to his three older brothers, the main events of the novel transpire in , when Nigeria.
The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma review – four brothers and a terrible prophecy This promising debut spins a simple, almost mythological conceit into a heartbreaking elegy to Nigeria’s lost. The political implications of “The Fishermen” are obvious, though never overstated. Countries can take a wrong turn, Obioma suggests, just as people can. In six decades of independence. THE FISHERMEN BY CHIGOZIE OBIOMA Many civilisations are damaged from within. This damage is often instigated by external forces. Ben’s family who live in Akure in Nigeria are to experience a parallel imploding. The life they once knew, the daily routine of a happy normal life will be altered forever when their father moves away to work.
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