{"product_id":"the-fishermen-9780957548855","title":"The Fishermen","description":"\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2015 MAN BOOKER PRIZE\u003cbr\u003e\nShortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award\u003cbr\u003e\nWinner of the FT\/OppenheimerFunds Emerging Voices Award\u003cbr\u003e\nLonglisted for the Etisalat Prize for Literature\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn a small town in western Nigeria, four young brothers - the youngest is nine, the oldest fifteen - use their strict father's absence from home to go fishing at a forbidden local river. They encounter a dangerous local madman who predicts that the oldest brother will be killed by another. This prophesy breaks their strong bond and unleashes a tragic chain of events of almost mythic proportions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePassionate and bold, The Fishermen is a breathtakingly beautiful novel firmly rooted in the best of African storytelling. With this powerful debut, Chigozie Obioma emerges as one of the most original new voices of modern African literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ONE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42977774174374,"sku":"9780957548855","price":19.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0443\/8471\/4918\/products\/the-fishermen-9780957548855-29178036125874.jpg?v=1656104167","url":"https:\/\/bookxcess.myshopify.com\/products\/the-fishermen-9780957548855","provider":"Staging Site ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}