{"product_id":"the-fishermen-a-novel","title":"The Fishermen: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this striking novel about an unforgettable childhood, four Nigerian brothers encounter a madman whose mystic prophecy of violence threatens the core of their close-knit family\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold by nine-year-old Benjamin, the youngest of four brothers, The Fishermen is the Cain and Abel-esque story of a childhood in Nigeria, in the small town of Akure. When their father has to travel to a distant city for work, the brothers take advantage of his absence to skip school and go fishing. At the forbidden nearby river, they meet a madman who persuades the oldest of the boys that he is destined to be killed by one of his siblings. What happens next is an almost mythic event whose impact-both tragic and redemptive-will transcend the lives and imaginations of the book's characters and readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDazzling and viscerally powerful, The Fisherman is an essential novel about Africa, seen through the prism of one family's destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51907892871475,"sku":"9780316338356","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0843\/1108\/1267\/files\/9780316338356.jpg?v=1755013673","url":"https:\/\/slantoflightbooks.com\/products\/the-fishermen-a-novel","provider":"Slant of Light Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}