The Fishermen makes the 2015 Man Booker Prize shortlist

Hot on the heels of Chigozie Obioma’s recent Australian tour, where his stunning debut novel The Fishermen was one of the bestselling titles at the Byron Bay Writers Festival, we are thrilled to announce that The Fishermen has been shortlisted for the 2015 Man Booker Prize.

Hailed by The New York Times as the heir to Chinua Achebe, Chigozie Obioma has received rave reviews from around the world for his breathtakingly beautiful story of four young brothers in rural Nigeria, and the madman’s prophecy that pushes their brotherly bond beyond its limits. The Fishermen is the only debut novel to make the shortlist, and, at 28, Chigozie is the youngest author to be shortlisted, and is the same age as 2013 winner Eleanor Catton.

Upon hearing the news, Chogozie said ‘The news came as a sudden, cerebral, and ecstatic jab on the mind. Then it dissipated, slowly, into something like an amused reality at its dawning. It is the kind of honour I could only dream of in my wildest dreams. Truly encouraged!’

The Man Booker Prize promotes the finest in fiction by awarding ‘the very best book of the year’. The Fishermen has been shortlisted for a number of other prizes, including the Centre for Fiction First Novel Prize and the FT/OppenheimerFunds Emerging Voices Award, as well as being longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award.

You can read an extract of The Fishermen here; the full shortlist can be seen here; and the winner will be announced on Tuesday 13 October.

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