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The Fishermen

Obioma, Chigozie, 1986- Book - 2015 Fiction / Obioma, Chigozie, Adult Book / Fiction / General / Obioma, Chigozie 3 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 5 out of 5

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Call Number: Fiction / Obioma, Chigozie, Adult Book / Fiction / General / Obioma, Chigozie
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"Told from the point of view of nine-year-old Benjamin, the youngest of four brothers, The Fishermen is the Cain and Abel-esque story of an unforgettable childhood in 1990s Nigeria. When their father has to travel to a distant city for work, the brothers take advantage of his extended absence to skip school and go fishing. At the forbidden nearby river, they encounter a madman who predicts that one of the brothers will kill another. What happens next is an almost mythic event whose impact--both tragic and redemptive--will transcend the lives and imaginations of The Fishermen's characters and its readers"--Page 4 of cover.

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PUBLISHED
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2015.
Year Published: 2015
Description: 297 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780316338370
0316338370

SUBJECTS
Brothers -- Nigeria -- Fiction.
Fishers -- Nigeria -- Fiction.
Fratricide -- Nigeria -- Fiction.
Nigeria -- Fiction.