![]() ![]() He was born on the day his paternal grandmother passed away and he bears a wound on his sole that is reminiscent to a scar of his recently deceased grandmother on the same spot.Īpart from the scar he seemingly inherited from his grandmother, there was something different about Vivek which begun manifested at a young age. ![]() He was the only child of Indian-born Kavita and Nigerian-native Chika Oji. Set in Emezi’s native Nigeria, their latest novel relates the story of a young man named Vivek. Two years after their successful debut, they return to the global literary stage with their third novel, The Death of Vivek Oji. Their non-formulaic narrative earned them accolades across the world, and the admiration of many a devout book reader. Their vivid and fascinating exploration of mental health and its representations and implications in the highly-traditional Nigerian society was equally scintillating and powerful. Nigerian-born writer Akwaeke Emezi shot to fame with her highly-acclaimed debut novel Freshwater published in 2018. ![]()
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