Chigozie Obioma & Simon Sylvester (2015 Event)
Chigozie Obioma’s thrillingly assured debut novel The Fishermen is set in small-town Nigeria, while Simon Sylvester’s seductive debut The Visitors unfolds on a remote Scottish island. Yet despite their disparate locations, these stories are united by the presence of mysterious outsider figures, whose unsettling effect on the community drives the tension. These two highly promising authors share their ideas with Economist literary editor Fiammetta Rocco in this event, recorded live at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
Loading the player... if your browser supports audio and video it
should appear in a few moments.
Book Festival News
Our response to today's statement from Fossil Free BooksWednesday 15 May
Listen to more
Nina Stibbe (2016 Event)
Val McDermid
Raja Shehadeh
Kirstin Innes: Who is Clio Campbell? (2020 Event)
Andy Hamilton (2017 Event)
Henrietta Bowden-Jones, Erin Saltman & Åsne Seierstad with Lennie Goodings (2015 Event)
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and Bidisha (2015 Event)
The Voices in Our Heads: Creating Characters in Fiction (2014 event)
Michèle Roberts & Helen Simpson (2010 event)
Lola Olufemi & Minna Salami: Critical Reflections on Feminism (2020 Event)