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The Death of Vivek Oji

A Novel

A Novel

A Novel

A Novel

By Akwaeke Emezi

By Akwaeke Emezi

By Akwaeke Emezi

By Akwaeke Emezi

By Akwaeke Emezi

By Akwaeke Emezi

By Akwaeke Emezi

By Akwaeke Emezi

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    About The Death of Vivek Oji

    Named one of the year’s most anticipated books by The New York Times, 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 cousin whose teasing confidence masks a guarded private life. As their relationship deepens—and Osita struggles to understand Vivek’s escalating crisis—the mystery gives way to a heart-stopping act of violence in a moment of exhilarating freedom. 

    Propulsively readable, teeming with unforgettable characters, The Death of Vivek Oji is a novel of family and friendship that challenges expectations—a dramatic story of loss and transcendence that will move every reader.

    About The Death of Vivek Oji

    Named one of the year’s most anticipated books by The New York Times, 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 cousin whose teasing confidence masks a guarded private life. As their relationship deepens—and Osita struggles to understand Vivek’s escalating crisis—the mystery gives way to a heart-stopping act of violence in a moment of exhilarating freedom. 

    Propulsively readable, teeming with unforgettable characters, The Death of Vivek Oji is a novel of family and friendship that challenges expectations—a dramatic story of loss and transcendence that will move every reader.

    About The Death of Vivek Oji

    Named one of the year’s most anticipated books by The New York Times, 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 cousin whose teasing confidence masks a guarded private life. As their relationship deepens—and Osita struggles to understand Vivek’s escalating crisis—the mystery gives way to a heart-stopping act of violence in a moment of exhilarating freedom. 

    Propulsively readable, teeming with unforgettable characters, The Death of Vivek Oji is a novel of family and friendship that challenges expectations—a dramatic story of loss and transcendence that will move every reader.

    About The Death of Vivek Oji

    Named one of the year’s most anticipated books by The New York Times, 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 cousin whose teasing confidence masks a guarded private life. As their relationship deepens—and Osita struggles to understand Vivek’s escalating crisis—the mystery gives way to a heart-stopping act of violence in a moment of exhilarating freedom. 

    Propulsively readable, teeming with unforgettable characters, The Death of Vivek Oji is a novel of family and friendship that challenges expectations—a dramatic story of loss and transcendence that will move every reader.

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    About Akwaeke Emezi

    Akwaeke Emezi is the author of the novel Freshwater, which was named a New York Times Notable Book and shortlisted for the PEN/Hemingway Award, the NYPL Young Lions Fiction Award, the Lambda Literary Award, and the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize, and longlisted… More about Akwaeke Emezi

    About Akwaeke Emezi

    Akwaeke Emezi is the author of the novel Freshwater, which was named a New York Times Notable Book and shortlisted for the PEN/Hemingway Award, the NYPL Young Lions Fiction Award, the Lambda Literary Award, and the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize, and longlisted… More about Akwaeke Emezi

    About Akwaeke Emezi

    Akwaeke Emezi is the author of the novel Freshwater, which was named a New York Times Notable Book and shortlisted for the PEN/Hemingway Award, the NYPL Young Lions Fiction Award, the Lambda Literary Award, and the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize, and longlisted… More about Akwaeke Emezi

    About Akwaeke Emezi

    Akwaeke Emezi is the author of the novel Freshwater, which was named a New York Times Notable Book and shortlisted for the PEN/Hemingway Award, the NYPL Young Lions Fiction Award, the Lambda Literary Award, and the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize, and longlisted… More about Akwaeke Emezi

    Product Details

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $29.00
    Published by Random House Large Print
    Aug 04, 2020 | 400 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | ISBN 9780593286029

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Hardcover | $27.00
    Published by Riverhead Books
    Aug 04, 2020 | 256 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | ISBN 9780525541608

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    Ebook | $13.99
    Published by Riverhead Books
    Aug 04, 2020 | 256 Pages | ISBN 9780525541615

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    Published by Penguin Audio
    Aug 04, 2020 | 480 Minutes | ISBN 9780593211472

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    Praise

    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

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