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Posts Tagged: ogbanje

Uncovering Buried Roots: Akwaeke Emezi’s Freshwater

Reviewed By Abigail Bereola

February 28th, 2018

There are two ways to read Freshwater: there is the knowing and the unknowing.

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Tags: Abigail Bereola, Akwaeke Emezi, book review, coming of age, debut novel, debut novelist, first book, Freshwater, gender, gender fluidity, Igbo, LGBTQ, mental illness, Nigeria, Nigerian literature, ogbanje, schizophrenia, Tamil, The Cut, trans, trauma, Yagazie Emezi

A Spirit Born into a Human Body: Talking with Akwaeke Emezi

By Deesha Philyaw

February 21st, 2018

Akwaeke Emezi discusses her debut novel, Freshwater, her public and private identities, and deciding when to translate culture for readers.

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Tags: Akwaeke Emezi, beloved, blog, blogging, Brooklyn, Chinelo Okparanta, Chinua Achebe, Christianity, debut novel, Deesha Philyaw, first book, Freshwater, goodreads, Igbo, Igoni Barrett, LGBTQ, Mental Health, Nigeria, non-binary, ogbanje, queer, religion, Social Media, spirits, spirituality, suicide, The Unblinding, Things Fall Apart, Toni Morrison, trans, transition, trauma, Visible: Women Writers of Color, women writers, Women Writers of Color

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