![]() The novel deals with self identity which the eponymous character Vivek faces as he comes to terms with his true identity and gender and believes he should be free to be who he is and what he wants without disturbances from others. 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. As adolescence gives way to adulthood, Vivek finds solace in friendships with the warm, boisterous daughters of the Nigerwives, foreign-born women married to Nigerian men.īut Vivek's closest bond is with Osita, the worldly, high-spirited cousin whose teasing confidence masks a guarded private life. Raised by a distant father and an understanding but overprotective mother, Vivek suffers disorienting blackouts, moments of disconnection between self and surroundings. Born on the day of his grandmother, Ahunna's, death, Vivek becomes solidified to her by the starfish-shaped scar on Vivek's foot that resembles Ahunna’s, Vivek’s grandmother. The novel begins with the death of Vivek Oji and is told through a series of flashback in a nonlinear narrative. ![]() The novel is set in southeastern Nigeria during the 1980s and ’90s. It is Emezi's second adult novel after Freshwater and the book received critical attention and was an instant New York Times best seller. It was published on 4 August 2020 by Riverhead books, it narrates the life of Vivek Oji until his death. ![]() The Death of Vivek Oji is a 2020 fiction novel by Nigerian author Akwaeke Emezi. ![]()
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