Akwaeke Emezi

Akwaeke Emezi

  • 4 stars across 3 books
Akwaeke Emezi makes their young adult debut with Pet. An honoree for the National Book Foundation's 5 Under 35 List, a longlist nominee for the Carnegie Medal of Excellence, and a shortlist nominee for the Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize, Akwaeke continues to receive accolades and rave reviews for their adult debut Freshwater. Their second adult novel, The Death of Vivek Oji, is forthcoming in 2020. Born in Umuahia and raised in Aba, Nigeria.
7th November 2019

Pet

How do you save the world from monsters if no one will admit they exist?She stumbled backwards, her eyes wide, as the fi... MorePet

(1 review) Review
15th February 2022

Bitter

From the critically acclaimed author of Pet and The Death of Vivek Oji, Bitter, takes a timely and provocative look at t... MoreBitter

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8th May 2025

Somadina

A sweeping YA fantasy inspired by indigenous Igbo culture - dibias, deities, magic and a twin hunting down her kidnapped... MoreSomadina

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