The Fishermen |
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| Author:
| Obioma, Chigozie |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4104-8256-3 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2015 |
| Publisher: | Cengage Gale
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $31.99 |
Book Description:
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As told by the youngest of four brothers, this is a story of childhood in 1990's Nigeria in the small town of Akure. When their strict father travels to a distant city for work, the brothers skip school to go fishing. At the forbidden nearby river, they meet a local madman who persuades the oldest boy that he's destined to be killed by one of his siblings. What follows is an almost mythic event whose impact will transcend the lives and imaginations of its characters and readers.
As told by the youngest of four brothers, this is a story of childhood in 1990's Nigeria in the small town of Akure. When their strict father travels to a distant city for work, the brothers skip school to go fishing. At the forbidden nearby river, they meet a local madman who persuades the oldest boy that he's destined to be killed by one of his siblings. What follows is an almost mythic event whose impact will transcend the lives and imaginations of its characters and readers.