2015 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – First Fiction Winner
![The Fishermen](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1581019598-5454-image-3.jpg)
The Fishermen
Chigozie Obioma
A striking debut novel about an unforgettable childhood, by a Nigerian writer the New York Times has crowned “the heir to Chinua Achebe.” Told by nine-year-old Benjamin, the youngest of four brothers, THE FISHERMEN is the Cain and Abel-esque story of a chi…
2015 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – First Fiction Shortlist
![Against the Country](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580877519-1199-image-3.jpg)
Against the Country
Ben Metcalf
![Binary Star](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580871322-687-image-3.jpg)
Binary Star
Sarah Gerard
![Girl at War](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580858102-59829-image-3.jpg)
Girl at War
Sara Novic
![The Miracle Girl](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580979233-3552-image-3.jpg)