{"product_id":"the-fishermen","title":"Chigozie Obioma: The Fishermen [2016] paperback","description":"SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2015 MAN BOOKER PRIZE\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the FT\/OppenheimerFunds Emerging Voices Award\u003cbr\u003eLonglisted for the Etisalat Prize for Literature\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a small town in western Nigeria, four young brothers - the youngest is nine, the oldest fifteen - use their strict father's absence from home to go fishing at a forbidden local river. They encounter a dangerous local madman who predicts that the oldest brother will be killed by another. This prophesy breaks their strong bond and unleashes a tragic chain of events of almost mythic proportions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePassionate and bold, The Fishermen is a breathtakingly beautiful novel firmly rooted in the best of African storytelling. With this powerful debut, Chigozie Obioma emerges as one of the most original new voices of modern African literature.","brand":"Obioma, Chigozie","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":49873271193939,"sku":"XV80957548862","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":48918722478419,"sku":"XG80957548862","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/obioma-chigozie-chigozie-obioma-the-fishermen-2016-paperback-60240514285907.jpg?v=1732947238","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/the-fishermen","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}