An Orchestra of Minorities

Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2019

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2019

From the author of the Booker-shortlisted novel, The Fishermen

FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOKS OF 2019

'Obioma is truly the heir to Chinua Achebe' New York Times

'A major new African writer'
Salman Rushdie

'A profoundly humane epic love story' Booker Prize Judges 2019

A young farmer named Chinonso prevents a woman from falling to her death. Bonded by this strange night on the bridge, he and Ndali fall in love, but it is a mismatch according to her family who reject him because of his lowly status. Is it love or madness that makes Chinonso think he can change his destiny?

Set across Nigeria and Cyprus, An Orchestra of Minorities, written in the mythic style of the Igbo tradition, weaves a heart-wrenching tale about fate versus free will.
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'A spectacular artistic leap' Guardian


'Brilliantly original' The Economist


'A remarkable talent' Independent


'Few contemporary novels achieve the seductive panache of Obioma's heightened language, with its mixture of English, Igbo and colourful African-English phrases, and the startling clarity of the dialogue. The story is extreme; yet its theme is a bid for mercy for that most fragile of creatures - a human' Eileen Battersby, Guardian

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Authors:
Obioma, Chigozie
Year Published:
2019
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Format:
Paperback
ISBN:
9780349143187
Number of Pages:
528
Publication Date:
13/08/2019
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Place of Publication:
London
Language:
English
SKU:
9780349143187

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