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Akwaeke Emezi
AuthorBooks · Second handSince 1987
Akwaeke Emezi is a Nigerian fiction writer and visual artist, best known for their novels Freshwater (2018), Pet, and the New York Times bestselling work The Death of Vivek Oji. Emezi is a generalist who writes speculative fiction, romance, memoir, and poetry for both young adults and adults with mostly LGBTQ themes. Their work has earned them several awards and nominations including the Otherwise Award and Commonwealth Short Story Prize. In 2021, Time featured them as a Next Generation Leader.
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About Akwaeke Emezi
Birth
1987
First book
2018
Years writing
8
Akwaeke Emezi is a Nigerian fiction writer and visual artist, best known for their novels Freshwater (2018), Pet, and the New York Times bestselling work The Death of Vivek Oji. Emezi is a generalist who writes speculative fiction, romance, memoir, and poetry for both young adults and adults with mostly LGBTQ themes. Their work has earned them several awards and nominations including the Otherwise Award and Commonwealth Short Story Prize. In 2021, Time featured them as a Next Generation Leader.
Akwaeke Emezi is a prominent Nigerian writer and video artist.
Born in Umuahia in 1987, their work deeply explores identity and the human experience.
Their acclaimed novel Freshwater has been recognized by the New York Times.
Emezi identifies as an ogbanje, a spiritual identity that significantly influences their storytelling.
With a prolific career spanning thirteen works, their literary style challenges contemporary fiction conventions.
