An Orchestra of Minorities

"Shortlist"

"It’s the book that, to me in Britain, was in some ways the most foreign, in that it deals with a belief system and a central character beyond my immediate point of cultural reference. The wonder of it is that it takes this animating spirit guardian narrator and makes it seem completely natural. Support Five Books Five Books interviews are expensive to produce. If you're enjoying this interview, please support us by donating a small amount . Obioma inducts you into this culture of this story with this heart-rending, beautiful hero and his quest and makes it completely immersive. In that sense, it’s the one book on the list in which you travel more in stranger lands, but with such power and with such clever narrative technique. He tells a story in a paragraph that spills out completely onto the page. And he’s a wonder: he’s 33, this is his second novel, and both have been shortlisted for the Booker. That’s quite an exceptionally gifted talent. This is a great book and I think it’ll find big audiences around the world."