Advance praise for The Death of Vivek Oji:
“Electrifying” —O: The Oprah Magazine
“One of the best books of 2020. . . . a vivid, propulsive experience. . . . about freedom and our capacity to imagine what it’s like to be someone else, or perhaps, more so, what it’s like to experience them as they are.” — Goop
“A testament to Emezi’s immense literary prowess.” —Elle
“Propulsive and resonant. . . . Emezi is a dazzling literary talent whose works cut to the quick of the spiritual self.” —Esquire
“Although Akwaeke Emezi introduces us to Vivek Oji in death[,] it is his life that will resonate with readers, long after they’ve turned this book’s final page.” — Refinery29
“Emezi offers a richly textured depiction of a middle-class community in Nigeria . . . Vividly written and deeply affecting.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Praise for Awkaeke Emezi:
“Dazzling.” —Los Angeles Times
“Extraordinarily powerful.” —Edwidge Danticat, The New Yorker
“Remarkable and daring.” —The New York Times Book Review
“The arrival of a major talent.” —San Francisco Chronicle
“Akwaeke Emezi parts the seas of the self.” —Vanity Fair
“Like watching the beginning of something big.” —Vox
