Chigozie Obioma

The latest novel by twice Booker-shortlisted author Chigozie Obioma From the twice Booker-shortlisted author Longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award, the Joyce Carol Oates Prize, and the New American Voices Award Named a Best Book of the Year by the Boston Globe, Economist, and Kirkus Reviews 'A major voice' SALMAN RUSHDIE 'Remarkable' ALICE WALKER 'A sweeping, heart-racing, mystical novel' NEW...

The new novel by Booker-shortlisted author Chigozie Obioma The Road to the Country by Chigozie Obioma THE TWICE BOOKER-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR "Obioma is truly the heir to Chinua Achebe" - New York Times "Incredibly moving and hopeful" - Nadifa Mohamed "Remarkable" - Alice Walker "A major voice" - Salman Rushdie "A wondrous novel" - Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah At first the vision...

With contributions by: William Boyd, Candice Carty-Williams, Imtiaz Dharker, Roddy Doyle, Pico Iyer, Robert Macfarlane, Andy Miller, Jackie Morris, Jan Morris, Sisonke Msimang, Dina Nayeri, Chigozie Obioma, Michael Ondaatje, David Pilling, Max Porter, Philip Pullman, Alice Pung, Jancis Robinson, S.F.Said, Madeleine Thien, Salley Vickers, John Wood and Markus Zusak'This story, like so many stories, begins with a gift. The gift,...

In 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...