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About the author chigozie obioma was born in 1986 in akure, nigeria. Fans of chimamanda ngozi adichie half of a yellow sun will relish its distinct nigerian placement. Nypl has copies of this title to borrow or download in english. In a nigerian town in the mid 1990s, four brothers encounter a madman whose mystic prophecy of violence threatens the core of their closeknit family. Chigozie obioma is a storyteller and an assistant professor of literature and creative writing at the university of nebraskalincoln his first book, the fisherman which has its settings in akure is a metaphor for nigeria. Eleanor catton, author of the luminaries man booker prize i find the author chigozie obioma formidably articulate and with great talent. Chigozie obioma was born in 1986 in akure, nigeria. The fishermen is the cain and abelesque story of a childhood in nigeria. Chigozie obioma is the author of the fishermen pushkin press, which was shortlisted for the man booker prize 2015, the guardian first book. The novel follows four brothers in a quiet neighbourhood of a. He graduated from the university of michigan with an mfa in creative writing, and is now an assistant.
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