Omaha World Herald: Obioma brings 'infectious' energy to job

First-year creative writing teacher Chigozie Obioma leads his African literature class at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Photo credit: Ryan Soderlin/The World Herald

September 21, 2015 by Matthew Hansen, Omaha World Herald

"On Tuesday, his novel “The Fishermen” was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, one of the most prestigious fiction awards in the world. The book’s sales have skyrocketed in England, where the Booker Prize is awarded. The BBC is calling his cellphone. The New York Times dubbed the Nigerian-born author the heir to legendary Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe, which is like calling a young American author the next Ernest Hemingway... And all that still doesn’t capture the sheer insanity of Obioma’s week."

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