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The Fishermen
- A Novel
- Narrateur(s): Chukwudi Iwuji
- Durée: 9 h et 51 min
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Description
In a Nigerian town in the mid-1990s, four brothers encounter a madman whose mystic prophecy of violence threatens the core of their close-knit family.
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 its characters and its listeners. Dazzling and viscerally powerful, The Fishermen never leaves Akure, but the story it tells has enormous universal appeal. Seen through the prism of one family's destiny, this is an essential novel about Africa with all of its contradictions - economic, political, and religious - and the epic beauty of its own culture.
With this bold debut, Chigozie Obioma emerges as one of the most original new voices of modern African literature, echoing its older generation's masterful storytelling with a contemporary fearlessness and purpose.
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- CHUKWUMA UDOM
- 2020-11-04
Enthralling.
I totally loved it. The storyline was very enthralling. I was totally entertainment and, having grown up in Nigeria myself, it brought back old familiar memories. fantastic read.
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- Utilisateur anonyme
- 2023-10-28
Excellent book!
Obioma made me feel like I was there as the story unfolded. Beautifully written. This book pulled me in. I will definitely read his second book! The orator was fantastic as well.
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- Esther Oh
- 2024-04-01
Thrilling
I am in awe of the way Chigozie details each event and beautifully tells us both the story of Nigeria’s political history in the late 90s as well as the story of a devastated family. I felt so much and can’t wait for Chigozie’s next book. I’m a fan of this author.
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- Glarys Mwenje
- 2021-12-02
Amazing read!
This was a very well written book! I laughed, cried, laughed again! I doubt I would have enioyed it half as much if I read it. The narrator did an excellent job! Now I wanna listen to all books narrated by Chukwudi!
overall, this was totally worth the purchase!
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- hnif
- 2021-12-30
incredible
this is such an incredibly written, and poignant story. the world building was so fulfilling and the characters were all so much more than i could’ve hoped. still in tears but will likely read again.
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