![]() ![]() ![]() While Vivek uncovers his own identity – including gender identity and sexuality – his family brushes him off as sick, like something’s wrong with him. ![]() Set in Nigeria, primarily in the 1990s, it follows Vivek from childhood into early adulthood. Rather, it’s an examination of who a person is and who actually knows them. But The Death of Vivek Oji is more than a tale of life and death. The book starts with the death of the main character. So I was thrilled it was a pick for Book of the Month this month. I wanted this books for months, counting down the summer days until it finally came out. Queer, gender-nonconforming people in 1990s Nigeria take center stage here, illuminating the kind of trauma that can come out of confining people to narrow expectations. Their third novel overall – and second for adults – it examines a complex character before and after their death, before and after loved ones really knew who they were. That’s absolutely true of Akwaeke Emezi‘s latest novel, The Death of Vivek Oji. ![]()
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