Chigozie Obioma writes literary fiction rooted in Nigerian family life, myth, fate and the consequences of choices that gather force over time. The Fishermen follows four brothers in Akure whose encounter with a disturbed local prophet changes how one of them understands a prediction about his death, gradually turning brotherhood into fear and violence. An Orchestra of Minorities uses the voice of a chi, or guardian spirit, to tell the story of poultry farmer Chinonso and his attempts to build a future with a woman from a wealthier family. The Road to the Country moves into the Biafran War through a young man's search for family amid national catastrophe. Obioma's prose is expansive, symbolic and tragedy-shaped. His work fits Nigerian literary fiction, family tragedy and historically grounded African fiction. Read more Less
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