Lead Review

  • Book: The Fishermen
  • Location: Nigeria
  • Author: Chigozie Obioma

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Content

A book that charts childhood and growing up in Nigeria….

‘There is much to recommend in this debut, not least the insights into Nigerian culture and history… The novel excels in its depiction of the tribal landscape and the townspeople’ Irish Times

‘This elegantly near-mythic debut novel tells a deeply personal story that mirrors the larger social and political tensions in Africa… Obioma’s quietly unfolding story of family tragedy gathers strength as its cycle of violence spins faster and faster. All fiction readers will enjoy’ Library Journal,

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