In this dazzling debut novel, four young brothers in a small Nigerian town encounter a madman, whose prophecy of violence threatens the core of their 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. When their 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 forbidden nearby river they encounter a madman, who predicts that one of the brothers will kill another. What happens next is an almost mythic event whose impact - both tragic and redemptive - will transcend the lives and imaginations of both its characters and its readers. Chigozie Obioma emerges as one of the best new voices of modern African literature, echoing its older generation's masterful storytelling with a contemporary fearlessness and purpose.
Lisa
2026-09-25
One of the most memorable books and the narrator, Iwuji, is polishing this pearl of a story perfectly. This is a heartwarming albeit sad story of a normal extraordinary life of a west African family told through the eyes of a young boy, Ben, growing up in Nigeria in the 90s; where traditional folklore and western values meet, great and divorce in a tumbling rollercoaster of events and consequences. The love for his siblings is honest and tenderly told through the actions that destroy and build a chapter of Ben’s childhood - a fish you would want to catch if you can.
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