CHIGOZIE OBIOMA MAKES SHORTLIST FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE

29 year Old Nigerian,Chigozie Obioma,who has been dubbed the 'heir' to literary icon Chinua Achebe, in a New York Times book Review ,has made the Shortlist for the 2015 Booker Prize for his book The Fishermen.

He is, effective Fall 2015, an Assistant Professor of literature and creative writing at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His Debut novel The Fishermen is set in th 1990s Nigeria and details the journey of four brothers.

Congratulations Obioma,Nigerians keep shining in the literary world,yours truly cannot wait to be part of you.

Until then,let me see how I can get a copy and read.