Wow! Chigozie Obioma makes the 2015 Man Booker Prize shortlist!

Tuesday, 15 September 2015

Wow! Chigozie Obioma makes the 2015 Man Booker Prize shortlist!

Congratulations to our very own Chigozie Obioma! Himself, Marlon James, Tom McCarthy, Sunjeev Sahota, Anne Tyler and Hanya Yanagihara are the six authors shortlisted for the prestigious Man Booker Prize 2015. The shortlist was announced this morning, September 15 by a panel of judges chaired by Princeton English professor, Michael Wood.

The Fishermen was hailed by the judges as "a captivating tale of the tragic unravelling of a family in modern-day Nigeria"

The Man Booker longlist was announced in August.

38 comments:

Unknown said...: Congrats man.; 15 September 2015 at 11:58
STERN said...: Igbo guy right? Thats how we are. Very smart and intelligent.; 15 September 2015 at 11:59
Unknown said...: Congratulations my man...welldone.

#TeamBlessed#; 15 September 2015 at 11:59
Unknown said...: Congrats to him; 15 September 2015 at 11:59
Unknown said...: Congratulations my man...welldone.

#TeamBlessed#; 15 September 2015 at 11:59
Unknown said...: Congrats to him.; 15 September 2015 at 11:59
Unknown said...: a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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People still dey read book this age.... Serious matter...... Congrats bro.... #NowPlaying bad man: simba....
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***; 15 September 2015 at 11:59
Unknown said...: Congrats to him; 15 September 2015 at 11:59
NaijaDeltaBabe said...: Congratulations to him; 15 September 2015 at 12:01
Unknown said...: Congratulations; 15 September 2015 at 12:02
Unknown said...: Congrats; 15 September 2015 at 12:03
Unknown said...: A big congrats to him. Linda take note!; 15 September 2015 at 12:04
Unknown said...: A big congrats to him. Linda take note!; 15 September 2015 at 12:04
Unknown said...: Congratulations to him; 15 September 2015 at 12:04
Unknown said...: A big congrats to him. Linda take note!; 15 September 2015 at 12:04
Unknown said...: Congratulations; 15 September 2015 at 12:05
AC£S said...: Thumbs up; 15 September 2015 at 12:16
SHYLA (Blessed ). said...: Congratulations in advance; 15 September 2015 at 12:29
Unknown said...: Pray he wins it....; 15 September 2015 at 12:38
Unknown said...: Congratulations bro. More to come!; 15 September 2015 at 12:53
Ladun Liadi said...: WOW! Thought his being on d longlist was just tokenism.; 15 September 2015 at 13:00
Unknown said...: Oh good 4 him; 15 September 2015 at 13:07
Anonymous said...: Marvellous news. Merely to make the Booker long list is a big achievement, and now he has made the short list. I send him hearty congratulations. He's proved a newcomer can make it, and make it big.; 15 September 2015 at 13:16
Unknown said...: Good to know

Aunty linda.....; 15 September 2015 at 13:27
Unknown said...: Good to know

Aunty linda.....; 15 September 2015 at 13:27
Unknown said...: Good to know

Aunty linda.....; 15 September 2015 at 13:28
Unknown said...: Congratulations; 15 September 2015 at 13:39
Unknown said...: linda u do not need to surprise.writing is one of the remarkable natural gift among the Igbo's."cyprain ekwensi,chinua achebe ,chimamanda adichie just to mentione some few marvelous writers/authors.it runs in our DNA; 15 September 2015 at 13:45
Unknown said...: Congrats To Him!; 15 September 2015 at 13:47
Unknown said...: Wow!

I wish him all d best...
God abundantly bless him and its well wit him. Thumbs up and more power to his elbows.; 15 September 2015 at 14:06
Rovingheights Nigeria said...: This book is available on Konga.

http://www.konga.com/the-fishermen-by-chigozie-obioma-hard-cover-1909600; 15 September 2015 at 15:29
Unknown said...: Congratulations Dude!!!Proud of you.; 15 September 2015 at 15:43
Unknown said...: Congrats bro

***dahenriez***; 15 September 2015 at 16:57
bummyla said...: congratulations Bros! http://www.bummyla.com; 15 September 2015 at 17:28
Jasmine Joseph said...: Wow congrats dude; 15 September 2015 at 17:53
Jasmine Joseph said...: Wow congrats dude; 15 September 2015 at 17:53
Anonymous said...: congratulations!!!! so proud..; 15 September 2015 at 21:51
valushi said...: To God be the glory. Congratulations my brother. May the award come to you.; 15 September 2015 at 22:10