Obioma Awarded Emerging Voices Prize

Chigozie Obioma poses in rural Nebraska. | Photo credit: Zach Mueller

October 6, 2015

Chigozie Obioma has received numerous honors since his debut novel, The Fishermen, was released earlier this year, and the accolades continue: at a gala dinner on October 5, Obioma was awarded the inaugural FT/OppenheimerFunds Emerging Voices prize for African and Middle Eastern Fiction. The Financial Times' Lorien Kite covers the award in an article published this morning, complete with video interviews from the gala.

Read the full article from the Financial Times >>