The Resource The death of Vivek Oji, Akwaeke Emezi
The death of Vivek Oji, Akwaeke Emezi
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- Summary
- "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 Oji suffers disorienting blackouts, moments of disconnection between self and surroundings. As adolescence leads 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. "--
- Language
- eng
- Label
- The death of Vivek Oji
- Title
- The death of Vivek Oji
- Statement of responsibility
- Akwaeke Emezi
- Subject
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- trueNigeria
- trueMisfits (Persons)
- Bildungsromans
- trueCousins
- trueDead
- trueFamilial love
- Families -- Nigeria -- Fiction
- trueFamily relationships
- Family secrets -- Fiction
- trueFriendship
- Friendship -- Fiction
- trueGender fluid
- trueGrief
- trueIdentity (Psychology)
- trueLGBTQIA persons
- trueLoss of consciousness
- trueLoss (Psychology)
- trueSecrets
- Psychological fiction
- Novels
- trueNonbinary people
- Nigeria -- Fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "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 Oji suffers disorienting blackouts, moments of disconnection between self and surroundings. As adolescence leads 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. "--
- Award
- New York Times Notable Book, 2020
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- 10903795
- Cataloging source
- IEN/DLC
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- Emezi, Akwaeke
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
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- Families
- Family secrets
- Friendship
- Nigeria
- Target audience
- general
- Label
- The death of Vivek Oji, Akwaeke Emezi
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 248 pages
- Isbn
- 9780525541608
- Lccn
- 2019031338
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)on1166318620
- Label
- The death of Vivek Oji, Akwaeke Emezi
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 248 pages
- Isbn
- 9780525541608
- Lccn
- 2019031338
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)on1166318620
Subject
- trueNigeria
- trueMisfits (Persons)
- Bildungsromans
- trueCousins
- trueDead
- trueFamilial love
- Families -- Nigeria -- Fiction
- trueFamily relationships
- Family secrets -- Fiction
- trueFriendship
- Friendship -- Fiction
- trueGender fluid
- trueGrief
- trueIdentity (Psychology)
- trueLGBTQIA persons
- trueLoss of consciousness
- trueLoss (Psychology)
- trueSecrets
- Psychological fiction
- Novels
- trueNonbinary people
- Nigeria -- Fiction
Genre
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- trueDiverse Literary Fiction
- trueAbility Diverse Lives
- trueLGBTQIA Lives
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Fiction and Poetry: 2020
- trueRecommended by Elizabeth Coleman
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
Character Only applied to fiction books, character appeal is especially for those readers who love books *because* of the characters.
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