| Edition |
First North American edition. |
| Description |
297 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
"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 The Fishermen's characters and its readers"--Page 4 of cover. |
| Subject |
Brothers -- Nigeria -- Fiction.
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Fishers -- Nigeria -- Fiction.
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Fratricide -- Nigeria -- Fiction.
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Nigeria -- Fiction.
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| ISBN |
9780316338370 (hardcover) |
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0316338370 (hardcover) |
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