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A Good Morning America Buzz Pick INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Electrifying." — O: The Oprah Magazine Named a Best Book of 2020 by The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, USA TODAY, Vanity Fair, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire, Shondaland, Teen Vogue, Vulture, Lit Hub, Bustle, Electric Literature, and BookPage What does it mean for a family to lose a child they never really knew? 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.
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“Emezi’s lyrical and heartbreaking third novel is brought to life by the extraordinarily gifted pairing of narrators Yetide Badaki and Chukwudi Iwuji…An impressive production of an unforgettable audiobook. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”
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“This affecting novel of self-invention…poses searching questions about gender and acceptance.”
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“Emezi has once again encouraged us to embrace a fuller spectrum of human experience.”
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“[A] dazzling, devastating story…A puzzle wrapped in beautiful language, raising questions of identity and loyalty.”
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“A sensitively drawn, achingly beautiful portrayal of the boundaries of personal, gender and societal identities.”
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“Vividly written and deeply affecting.”
— Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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New York Times bestseller
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A Harper’s Bazaar Pick of Best Books of the Year
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An Elle Magazine Pick of 2020's Best Books
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A Booklist Pick of the Week's Best New Books
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A BookPage Best Book of the Year
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A New York Times Best Book of the Year
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A Washington Post Best Book of 2020
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A Teen Vogue Pick of Best Books of 2020
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NPR Best Book of the Year
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Longlisted for the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award
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A Marie Claire Magazine Pick of 2020's Best Books
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Winner of the 2021 Audie Award for Best Literary Fiction/Classics Narration
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Longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize
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An Amazon Editor’s Top Pick
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A USA Today Best Book of the Year
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Among longlisted titles for DUBLIN Literary Award, 2022
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Among longlisted titles for Orwell Prize, 2021
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Among shortlisted titles for The Dylan Thomas Prize, 2021
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About Akwaeke Emezi
Akwaeke Emezi (they/them) is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Death of Vivek Oji, which was shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize; Pet, a finalist for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature; and Freshwater, which was named a New York Times Notable Book and shortlisted for the PEN/Hemingway Award, the New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award, the Lambda Literary Award, and the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize. Selected as 5 under 35 honoree by the National Book Foundation, they are based in liminal spaces.
About Yetide Badaki
Yetide Badaki is a Nigerian-born actress who has been seen performing all around the world. Better known as the goddess Bilquis on the Starz series American Gods, her other television credits include ABC’s Lost, the Fox show Touch, and Criminal Minds on CBS.