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.

Format: Paperback
Published: in UK in 2018
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Pages: 352
Language: English
ISBN 13: 9781911590101
ISBN 10: 1911590103