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The Death of Vivek Oji
- A Novel
- By: Akwaeke Emezi
- Narrated by: Yetide Badaki, Chukwudi Iwuji
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
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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 suffers disorienting blackouts, moments of disconnection between self and surroundings.
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an emotional story
- By Barbara S on 08-22-20
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The Death of Vivek Oji
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Yetide Badaki, Chukwudi Iwuji
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 08-04-20
- Language: English
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The Death of Vivek Oji
- By: Akwaeke Emezi
- Narrated by: Iwuji Chukwudi, Yetide Badaki
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
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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 recognise himself.
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Beautiful & heartbreaking Queer african story
- By Anonymous User on 02-07-21
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The Death of Vivek Oji
- Narrated by: Iwuji Chukwudi, Yetide Badaki
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 08-04-20
- Language: English
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Dear Senthuran
- A Black Spirit Memoir
- By: Akwaeke Emezi
- Narrated by: Akwaeke Emezi
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
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In three critically acclaimed novels, Akwaeke Emezi has introduced readers to a landscape marked by familial tensions, Igbo belief systems, and a boundless search for what it means to be free. Now, in this extraordinary memoir, the bestselling author of The Death of Vivek Oji reveals the harrowing yet resolute truths of their own life. Through candid, intimate correspondence with friends, lovers, and family, Emezi traces the unfolding of a self and the unforgettable journey of a creative spirit stepping into power in the human world.
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Poignant Reflections in Letter Form
- By Kindle Customer on 09-21-23
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Dear Senthuran
- A Black Spirit Memoir
- Narrated by: Akwaeke Emezi
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 06-08-21
- Language: English
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Bitter
- Pet, Book 0.5
- By: Akwaeke Emezi
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
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Bitter is thrilled to have been chosen to attend Eucalyptus, a special school where she can focus on her painting surrounded by other creative teens. But outside this haven, the streets are filled with protests against the deep injustices that grip the town of Lucille. Bitter's instinct is to stay safe within the walls of Eucalyptus...but her friends aren't willing to settle for a world that the adults say is 'just the way things are'. Pulled between old friendships, her creative passion and a new a romance, Bitter isn't sure where she belongs - in the art studio or in the streets.
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Bitter
- Pet, Book 0.5
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Series: Pet, Book 0.5
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 02-15-22
- Language: English
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