He has been called, in a New York Times book review, “the heir to Chinua Achebe.” In 2015, he was named one of “100 Global Thinkers” by Foreign Policy magazine. He has lived in Nigeria, Cyprus and Turkey, and currently resides in the United States, where he has completed an MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Michigan. His short stories have appeared in the Virginia Quarterly Review and New Madrid. He has lived in Nigeria, Cyprus and Turkey, and currently resides in the United States, where he has completed an MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Michigan. Chigozie Obioma. His first novel, THE FISHERMEN, won the 2016 NAACP Image Award and was a Man Booker Prize finalist. The Fishermen study guide contains a biography of Chigozie Obioma, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary … An Orchestra of Minorities is a joint winner of Internationaler literaturpreis, Germany's biggest prize for Foreign Fiction An Orchestra of Minorities (La Prière des Oiseaux) is on the shortlist for best Translated Fiction for Winter 2020 in France. Author Snapshot. Chigozie Obioma author biography, plus links to books by Chigozie Obioma. His short stories have appeared in the Virginia Quarterly Review and New Madrid. While their father is travelling for work, the boys take up a secret hobby -- fishing.

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CHIGOZIE OBIOMA was born in 1986 in Akure, Nigeria. He was a Fall 2012 OMI Fellow at Ledig House, New York. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor of literature and creative writing at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Chigozie Obioma was born in 1986 in Akure, Nigeria. Ask Your Own Question.

He was a Fall 2012 OMI Fellow at Ledig House, New York. Chigozie Obioma (born 1986) is a Nigerian writer. Chigozie Obioma was born in 1986 in Akure, Nigeria. His short stories have appeared in the Virginia Quarterly Review and New Madrid.

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His short stories have appeared in the Virginia Quarterly Review and New Madrid.

The Fishermen is his first novel. His first novel, The Fishermen, won the 2016 NAACP Image Award and was a Man Booker Prize finalist. Biography; Chigozie Obioma. Biography Chigozie Obioma.
Chigozie Obioma was born in 1986 in Akure, Nigeria. The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma is set in Akure, Nigeria and revolves around the relationships of four adolescent brothers. They keep their mother in the dark about how they spend their time.