West Africa
Nigeria
Contemporary
English
Fiction
Four brothers in 1990s Nigeria sneak away to fish in a forbidden river, where a mad prophet tells the eldest that he will be killed by one of his brothers. A biblical, classical tragedy set in Obioma's childhood.
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Booker Prize shortlist; compared to Achebe by critics; one of the most acclaimed Nigerian debut novels
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editorial-summarynot primary textFour brothers in 1990s Nigeria sneak away to fish in a forbidden river, where a mad prophet tells the eldest that he will be killed by one of his brothers. A biblical, classical tragedy set in Obioma's childhood. Booker Prize shortlist; compared to Achebe by critics; one of the most acclaimed Nigerian debut novels
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