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Akwaeke Emezi

The Death of Vivek Oji

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Named one of the year's most anticipated books by The New York Times, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, BuzzFeed, and more
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…
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  • Rantxxzhar citeretfor 3 år siden
    “They talk about how she died the same day you were born,” he continues, “how my father got into an argument with your dad about your name. But you weren’t a girl, so . . .” Osita shrugs, lets the story die off.

    “What do you think?” I ask him.

    My cousi
  • Rantxxzhar citeretfor 3 år siden
    “They talk about how she died the same day you were born,” he continues, “how my father got into an argument with your dad about your name. But you weren’t a girl, so . . .” Osita shrugs, lets the story die off.

    “What d
  • Rantxxzhar citeretfor 3 år siden
    I sank my fingers into the backs of his thighs and he tugged at my hair, groaning softly in the back of his throat as he slipped into the back of mine.

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