{"product_id":"the-fishermen-chigozie-obioma","title":"The Fishermen: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChigozie Obioma · Back Bay Books (Little, Brown) · Paperback\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMan Booker Prize Finalist · A New York Times Notable Book of the Year\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold by nine-year-old Benjamin, the youngest of four brothers, \u003cem\u003eThe Fishermen\u003c\/em\u003e is a Cain-and-Abel story of an unforgettable Nigerian childhood. When their strict father leaves for work in a distant city, the boys seize the chance to skip school and go fishing at a forbidden river nearby. There, a madman convinces the eldest brother that he is destined to be killed by one of his siblings. What follows is an almost mythic event whose consequences — both tragic and redemptive — reach far beyond the lives of the family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeen through the fate of one household, this is an essential novel about Africa in all its contradictions — economic, political and religious — and in all its epic beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAwards and honours\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMan Booker Prize Finalist\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the FT\/OppenheimerFunds Emerging Voices Award for Fiction\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work (Debut Author)\u003cbr\u003eFinalist for the Guardian First Book Award, the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and the Edinburgh International Book Festival First Book Award\u003cbr\u003eOne of the best books of the year: NPR, \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/em\u003e and more\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Chigozie Obioma truly is the heir to Chinua Achebe' — \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Truly magnificent' — Eleanor Catton\u003cbr\u003e'Rich and hypnotic' — NPR\u003cbr\u003e'Entrancing' — \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Ingenious, subtle, ambitious' — \u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It just doesn't get better than this' — Alexandra Fuller\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChigozie Obioma was born in Akure, Nigeria. \u003cem\u003eThe Fishermen\u003c\/em\u003e was his debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBack Bay Books (Little, Brown) paperback · ISBN 9780316338356\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNote: Contains violence and death within a family.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Back Bay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52810246684888,"sku":"9780316338356","price":399.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0818\/1471\/6632\/files\/81dEQ6NJozL.jpg?v=1793024960","url":"https:\/\/www.readersparadise.co\/products\/the-fishermen-chigozie-obioma","provider":"Readers Paradise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}