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One afternoon, in a town in southeastern Nigeria, a mother opens her front door to discover her son's body, wrapped in colorful fabric, at her feet. What follows is the tumultuous, heart-wrenching story of one family's struggle to understand a child whose spirit is both gentle and mysterious. Raised by a distant father and an understanding but overprotective mother, Vivek suffers disorienting blackouts, moments of disconnection between self and surroundings. As adolescence gives way to adulthood, Vivek finds solace in friendships with the warm, boisterous daughters of the Nigerwives, foreign-born women married to Nigerian men. But Vivek's closest bond is with Osita, the worldly, high-spirited cousin whose teasing confidence masks a guarded private life. As their relationship deepens-and Osita struggles to understand Vivek's escalating crisis-the mystery gives way to a heart-stopping act of violence in a moment of exhilarating freedom.
Propulsively readable, teeming with unforgettable characters, The Death of Vivek Oji is a novel of family and friendship that challenges expectations-a dramatic story of loss and transcendence that will move every reader.
Story Locale: Owerri, Nigeria
One afternoon, in a town in southeastern Nigeria, a mother opens her front door to discover her son's body, wrapped in colorful fabric, at her feet. What follows is the tumultuous, heart-wrenching story of one family's struggle to understand a child whose spirit is both gentle and mysterious. Raised by a distant father and an understanding but overprotective mother, Vivek suffers disorienting blackouts, moments of disconnection between self and surroundings. As adolescence gives way to adulthood, Vivek finds solace in friendships with the warm, boisterous daughters of the Nigerwives, foreign-born women married to Nigerian men. But Vivek's closest bond is with Osita, the worldly, high-spirited cousin whose teasing confidence masks a guarded private life. As their relationship deepens-and Osita struggles to understand Vivek's escalating crisis-the mystery gives way to a heart-stopping act of violence in a moment of exhilarating freedom.
Propulsively readable, teeming with unforgettable characters, The Death of Vivek Oji is a novel of family and friendship that challenges expectations-a dramatic story of loss and transcendence that will move every reader.
Story Locale: Owerri, Nigeria
AN ACCESSIBLE AND POWERFUL NOVEL OF FAMILY AND IDENTITY: With The Death of Vivek Oji, Emezi takes the complex and nuanced vision of identity and multiple consciousness first explored in Freshwater and applies it to a story that is far more direct-and fueled by a deeply compelling mystery that unfolds over the course of the novel, leading to a breathtaking final image.
PAPERBACK TO COORDINATE WITH NEW MEMOIR: The Death of Vivek Oji will hit stores just as buzz is building for Emezi's bold and thrilling new memoir-in-letters, Dear Senthuran-a deeply personal book that's sure to generate major new media attention for the author and their work.
EMEZI A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST: Emezi's first young adult debut, Pet,introduced their voice to a new generation of readers-to rapturous acclaim; it was named a finalist for the National Book Award in the young adult category.
A POWERFUL VOICE WITH HIGH-PROFILE EXPOSURE: Named both one of the National Book Foundation's 5 Under 35 and the NYPL's Young Lions, Emezi has been profiled in Vogue (where they were photographed by Annie Leibovitz) and the New York Times. One of today's most visible trans/non-binary writers, Emezi has written movingly of identity and transition in New York Magazine's The Cut and elsewhere.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Romane & Erzählungen |
| Rubrik: | Belletristik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 256 |
| Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
| ISBN-13: | 9780525541622 |
| ISBN-10: | 0525541624 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Emezi, Akwaeke |
| Hersteller: |
Penguin LLC US
Riverhead Books |
| Maße: | 129 x 201 x 18 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Akwaeke Emezi |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 25.05.2021 |
| Gewicht: | 0,219 kg |
AN ACCESSIBLE AND POWERFUL NOVEL OF FAMILY AND IDENTITY: With The Death of Vivek Oji, Emezi takes the complex and nuanced vision of identity and multiple consciousness first explored in Freshwater and applies it to a story that is far more direct-and fueled by a deeply compelling mystery that unfolds over the course of the novel, leading to a breathtaking final image.
PAPERBACK TO COORDINATE WITH NEW MEMOIR: The Death of Vivek Oji will hit stores just as buzz is building for Emezi's bold and thrilling new memoir-in-letters, Dear Senthuran-a deeply personal book that's sure to generate major new media attention for the author and their work.
EMEZI A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST: Emezi's first young adult debut, Pet,introduced their voice to a new generation of readers-to rapturous acclaim; it was named a finalist for the National Book Award in the young adult category.
A POWERFUL VOICE WITH HIGH-PROFILE EXPOSURE: Named both one of the National Book Foundation's 5 Under 35 and the NYPL's Young Lions, Emezi has been profiled in Vogue (where they were photographed by Annie Leibovitz) and the New York Times. One of today's most visible trans/non-binary writers, Emezi has written movingly of identity and transition in New York Magazine's The Cut and elsewhere.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Romane & Erzählungen |
| Rubrik: | Belletristik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 256 |
| Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
| ISBN-13: | 9780525541622 |
| ISBN-10: | 0525541624 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Emezi, Akwaeke |
| Hersteller: |
Penguin LLC US
Riverhead Books |
| Maße: | 129 x 201 x 18 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Akwaeke Emezi |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 25.05.2021 |
| Gewicht: | 0,219 kg |
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