The Resource The death of Vivek Oji, Akwaeke Emezi
The death of Vivek Oji, Akwaeke Emezi
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- Summary
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- "A tender, potent, and compulsively readable novel of a Nigerian-Indian family and the deeply held secret that tests their traditions and bonds"--
- Southeastern Nigeria. Raised by a distant father and an understanding but overprotective mother, Vivek suffers disorienting blackouts, moments of disconnection between self and surroundings. As adolescence gives way to adulthood, Vivek finds solace in friendships with the boisterous daughters of the Nigerwives, foreign-born women married to Nigerian men. But Vivek's closest bond is with Osita, the worldly, high-spirited cousin whose teasing confidence masks a guarded private life. As their relationship deepens, an act of violence leads to a family's struggle with loss and transcendence. -- adapted from jacket
- Language
- eng
- Label
- The death of Vivek Oji
- Title
- The death of Vivek Oji
- Statement of responsibility
- Akwaeke Emezi
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- trueNigeria
- trueFamilial love
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- Families -- Nigeria -- Fiction
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- Fiction
- trueFriendship
- trueGender fluid
- trueGrief
- trueIdentity (Psychology)
- trueLGBTQIA persons
- trueLoss (Psychology)
- trueLoss of consciousness
- trueMisfits (Persons)
- Nigeria
- trueNonbinary people
- trueSecrets
- trueCousins
- trueDead
- FICTION / Coming of Age
- FICTION / Family Life / General
- FICTION / Psychological
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- "A tender, potent, and compulsively readable novel of a Nigerian-Indian family and the deeply held secret that tests their traditions and bonds"--
- Southeastern Nigeria. Raised by a distant father and an understanding but overprotective mother, Vivek suffers disorienting blackouts, moments of disconnection between self and surroundings. As adolescence gives way to adulthood, Vivek finds solace in friendships with the boisterous daughters of the Nigerwives, foreign-born women married to Nigerian men. But Vivek's closest bond is with Osita, the worldly, high-spirited cousin whose teasing confidence masks a guarded private life. As their relationship deepens, an act of violence leads to a family's struggle with loss and transcendence. -- adapted from jacket
- Award
- New York Times Notable Book, 2020
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- 10903795
- Cataloging source
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- Emezi, Akwaeke
- Dewey number
- 823/.92
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PR9387.9.E42
- LC item number
- D43 2020
- Literary form
- fiction
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- Families
- FICTION / Family Life / General
- FICTION / Psychological
- FICTION / Coming of Age
- Families
- Nigeria
- Label
- The death of Vivek Oji, Akwaeke Emezi
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- Control code
- on1110659157
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 248 pages
- Isbn
- 9780525541608
- Lccn
- 2019031338
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- System control number
- (OCoLC)1110659157
- Label
- The death of Vivek Oji, Akwaeke Emezi
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- nc
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- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1110659157
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 248 pages
- Isbn
- 9780525541608
- Lccn
- 2019031338
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1110659157
Subject
- trueNigeria
- trueFamilial love
- Families
- Families -- Nigeria -- Fiction
- trueFamily relationships
- Fiction
- trueFriendship
- trueGender fluid
- trueGrief
- trueIdentity (Psychology)
- trueLGBTQIA persons
- trueLoss (Psychology)
- trueLoss of consciousness
- trueMisfits (Persons)
- Nigeria
- trueNonbinary people
- trueSecrets
- trueCousins
- trueDead
- FICTION / Coming of Age
- FICTION / Family Life / General
- FICTION / Psychological
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- trueRecommended by Elizabeth Coleman
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Fiction and Poetry: 2020
- trueLGBTQIA Lives
- trueDiverse Literary Fiction
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Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
Character Only applied to fiction books, character appeal is especially for those readers who love books *because* of the characters.
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