| Butterfly Fish | |
| Author: | Irenosen Okojie |
| Country: | Nigeria |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Magic realism |
| Publisher: | Jacaranda Books |
| Pub Date: | 2015 |
| Pages: | 304 (first edition) |
| Isbn: | 9781909762060 |
| Followed By: | Speaking Gigantular |
Butterfly Fish is a 2015 novel by Nigerian writer Irenosen Okojie. It was published by Jacaranda Books.[1] [2] [3]
The novel focuses on Joy, a Nigerian London-based photographer who lives with her mother. As the novel progresses, Joy's mother dies leaving her with the family inheritance which includes her grandfather's journal and a bronze from Benin Kingdom, she is tasked grieving for her dead mother and finding her family secrets.