Reading guide: The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma
In a small town in 1990s Nigeria, four brothers’ lives are unravelled by a devastating prophecy
Chigozie Obioma combines classic African storytelling with contemporary fiction in this haunting fable suffused with supernatural power
In a small Nigerian town in the mid-1990s, four brothers take advantage of their strict father’s absence to go fishing in a forbidden river. They encounter a dangerous local madman, whose mystic prophecy of violence threatens the very core of their close-knit family. He predicts that one of the brothers will kill another. This evil prophecy of violence unleashes a tragic chain of events.
Chigozie Obioma
About the Author
Nigerian author Chigozie Obioma has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize twice, and judged the prize in 2021
Other nominated books by Chigozie Obioma
In the mythic style of the Igbo literary tradition, Chigozie Obioma weaves a heart-wrenching epic about the tension between destiny and determination
