The fishermen
a novel
First North American edition.
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Author
Publication
2015 - Little, Brown and Company, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
74,250 words, Guess
Page Count
297 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivefishermennovel0000obio
- ISBN-100316338370
- ISBN-139780316338370
- Library of Congress Control Number2014959603
- OCLC Control Number886490811
and 2 more
- Better World Books9780316338370
- Open LibraryOL26887146M
Classifications
- DDC823/.914
- LCCPR9387.9.O2756 F57 2015c
- LCCPR9387.9.O2756F57
and 1 more
- LCCPR9387.9.O2756 F57 2015
Description
"Told from the point of view of nine-year-old Benjamin, the youngest of four brothers, The Fishermen is the Cain and Abel-esque story of an unforgettable childhood in 1990s Nigeria, in the small town of Akure. When their strict father has to travel to a distant city for work, the brothers take advantage of his extended absence to skip school and go fishing. At the ominous, forbidden nearby river, they meet a dangerous local madman who persuades the oldest of the boys that he is destined to be killed by one of his siblings. What happens next is an almost mythic event whose impact--both tragic and redemptive--will transcend the lives and imaginations of the book's characters and its readers."--Dust jacket.
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