Chigozie Obioma Quotes

born 1986 Nigeria

Chigozie Obioma (born 1986) is a Nigerian writer and assistant professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is the author of three novels The Fishermen (2015), An Orchestra of Minorities (2019) and The Road to the Country (2024).

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Also known as: The Fishermen

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Do you not know that there is nothing the eye can see that can make it shed the tears of blood? Do you not know that there is no loss we cannot overcome

The Fishermen (2015)

Interview on the purpose of fiction

An Orchestra of Minorities (2019)

Hatred is a leech: The thing that sticks to a person's skin; that feeds off them and drains the sap out of one's spirit. It changes a person, and does not leave until it has sucked the last drop of peace from them.

The Fishermen (2015)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Chigozie Obioma (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.