Overview
Region
West Africa
Nigeria
Era
Contemporary
Language
English
Genre
Fiction
About This Work
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.
Literary Significance
Booker Prize shortlist; compared to Achebe by critics; one of the most acclaimed Nigerian debut novels