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The fishermen ventures into dark waters chigozie obiomas novel follows a group of young boys who disobey their elders to spend afternoons fishing on. The fisherman is a machine, each component equally important, working together to grind the axles, gears, and cogs to breathe life into a mechanism of haunting language and execution. Life changes dramatically for benjamin, the fourth of six children, when his father, eme, is transferred to the town of yola by his employer, leaving his mother to raise him and. The fishermen shortlisted for the man booker prize.
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