Nigerian Author makes the 2015 Man Booker Prize shortlist for fiction

Despite the media hullabaloo that went with his nomination, Chigozie Obioma's 'The Fishermen' finally makes the 2015 Man Booker Prize shortlist!

Chigozie Obioma, 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 combines classic African story telling with contemporary fiction which tries to illuminate Nigeria in all its historical, political and cultural complexity.

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

However, the 2015 winner will be announced on Tuesday 13 October in London’s Guildhall at a black-tie dinner.