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They burned down the market on the day Vivek Oji died.
One afternoon, a mother opens her front door to find the length of her son's body stretched out on the veranda, swaddled in akwete material, his head on her welcome mat. The Death of Vivek Oji transports us to the day of Vivek's birth, the day his grandmother Ahunna died. It is the story of an over protective mother and a distant father, and the heart-wrenching tale of one family's struggle to understand their child, just as Vivek learns to recognize himself.
Teeming with unforgettable characters whose lives have been shaped by Vivek's gentle and enigmatic spirit, it shares with us a Nigerian childhood that challenges expectations. This novel, and its celebration of the innocence and optimism of youth, will touch all those who embrace it.
| ISBN: | 9780571351008 |
| Publication date: | 6th May 2021 |
| Author: | Akwaeke Emezi |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 248 pages |
| Primary Genre | Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE
They burned down the market on the day Vivek Oji died.
One afternoon, a mother opens her front door to find the length of her son's body stretched out on the veranda, swaddled in akwete material, his head on her welcome mat. The Death of Vivek Oji transports us to the day of Vivek's birth, the day his grandmother Ahunna died. It is the story of an over protective mother and a distant father, and the heart-wrenching tale of one family's struggle to understand their child, just as Vivek learns to recognize himself.
Teeming with unforgettable characters whose lives have been shaped by Vivek's gentle and enigmatic spirit, it shares with us a Nigerian childhood that challenges expectations. This novel, and its celebration of the innocence and optimism of youth, will touch all those who embrace it.
The Death of Vivek Oji features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Family Drama, Sharing Diverse Voices, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Age groups: children, General Fiction, Fiction, Fiction: narrative themes, Age groups and generations, Social groups, communities and identities, Society and culture: general, Society and Social Sciences
The Death of Vivek Oji is available in Paperback, Hardback,
The Death of Vivek Oji was written by Akwaeke Emezi and published by Faber & Faber
The Death of Vivek Oji has 248 pages
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