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The Fishermen

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Originally published February 13, 2015
Authors Chigozie Obioma
Publishers Little, Brown and Company
GenresNovel
Domestic Fiction
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About The Fishermen


The Fishermen is the debut novel by Nigerian author Chigozie Obioma, published in 2015. The novel follows four brothers in a quiet neighbourhood of a Nigerian town, who are given a violent prophecy which shakes their family to the core. It is set in the 1990s, during the rule of Sani Abacha.

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