Freshwater book by Akwaeke Emezi
By Akwaeke EmeziFreshwater book by Akwaeke Emezi
A National Book Foundation "5 Under 35" Honoree
Shortlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize One of the most anticipated and best reviewed novels of 2018, Freshwater is the remarkable debut of an astonishing young writer.
Ada has always been unusual. As an infant in southern Nigeria, she is a source of deep concern to her family. Her parents successfully prayed her into existence, but something must have gone awry, as the young Ada becomes a troubled child, prone to violent fits of anger and grief. Born "with one foot on the other side," she begins to develop separate selves. When Ada travels to America for college, a traumatic event crystallizes the selves into something more powerful. As Ada fades into the background of her own mind and these alters--now protective, now hedonistic--move into control, Ada's life spirals in a dangerous direction. Unsettling, heart-wrenching, dark, and powerful, Freshwater dazzles with ferocious energy and serpentine grace, heralding the arrival of a fierce new literary voice.
Book details
- Paperback
- 240 pages
- English
- 0802128998
- 9780802128997
About Akwaeke Emezi
akwaeke emezi (they/them) is the author of the new york times bestseller the death of vivek oji, which was a finalist for the dylan thomas prize, the los a Read More about Akwaeke Emezi
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