The Fishermen

by Chigozie Obioma

Book Overview

A striking debut novel about an unforgettable childhood, by a Nigerian writer the New York Times has crowned "the heir to Chinua Achebe." Told by nine-year-old Benjamin, the youngest of four brothers, The Fishermen is the Cain and Abel-esque story of a childhood in Nigeria, in the small town of Akure. When their father has to travel to a distant city for work, the brothers take advantage of his absence to skip school and go fishing. At the forbidden...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316338370
• ISBN13: 9780316338370
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Epic

I loved the characters and humanity of this book. Wonderful writer.