![]() ![]() As compulsively readable as it is tender and potent, this is a fresh, engaging novel about the innocence of youth and how it clashes with culture and expectation. Many will see The Death of Vivek Oji as a departure from Freshwater in that this is a deeply accessible novel suffused with family life and a tragedy sits squarely at its heart, but it speaks to Akwaeke's earlier work in its call to gender fluidity and the pain of adolescence lived beyond binary constructions of sexuality. ![]() It begins with his end, his body shrouded on his mother's doorstep, and moves backwards through time to tell us the story of Vivek's life and the mystery surrounding his death. ![]() Vivek Oji: utterly captivating, complex, mercurial and profoundly connected to those who come to understand him. The Death of Vivek Oji Akwaeke Emezi € 19.99 If not in stock, the expected delivery time for this item will be 2 - 4 weeks ![]()
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