Bücher von Akwaeke Emezi

Jam must fight not only to protect her best friend, but also to uncover the truth. In their riveting and timely young adult debut, acclaimed novelist Akwaeke Emezi asks difficult questions about what choices a young person can make when the adults around them are in denial.

From the critically acclaimed author of Pet and The Death of Vivek Oji, Bitter, a companion novel to Pet, takes a timely and riveting look at the power of youth, protest and art.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 "e;just the way things are."e; 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. And if she does find a way to help the revolution while being true to who she is, she must also ask: at what cost?

The Death of Vivek Oji is the story of a Nigerian childhood quite different from those we have been told before, as Emezi's writing speaks to the truth of realities other than those that have already been seen. 'Emezi's surreal prose shines .

“A masterwork…mesmerizing…We come away troubled, unsettled — and in some subtle way changed.”–The New York Times"The perfect steamy read for those hot summer nights." –PeopleA thrilling new novel from the bestselling, award-winning, visionary Akwaeke Emezi   One weekend. The elite underbelly of a Nigerian city. A party that goes awry. A tangled web of sex and lies and corruption that leaves no one unscathed. Aima and Kalu are a longtime couple who have just split. When Kalu, reeling from the breakup, visits an exclusive sex party hosted by his best friend, Ahmed, he makes a decision that will plunge them all into chaos, brutally and suddenly upending their lives. Ola and Souraya, two Nigerian sex workers visiting from Kuala Lumpur, collide into the scene just as everything goes to hell. Sucked into the city’s corrupt and glittering underworld, they’re all looking for a way out, fueled by a desperate need to escape the dangerous threat that looms over them.

Akwaeke Emezi erzählt die klassische Liebesgeschichte neu. "Ein ewiger Rausch aus Trauma, Lebenslust und ganz viel Sex." (Chidera Nitsche), "Ein Muss für unsere diverse, queere, vielfältige Generation." (Florian Valerius)Fünf Jahre nach dem tragischen Tod ihrer großen Liebe ist Feyi Adekola bereit für Neues, für neue Körper und neue Erfahrungen. Doch schon die erste Begegnung mit einem Fremden stellt ihr Leben völlig auf den Kopf: Sie wird auf eine Privatinsel in der Karibik eingeladen, leckt Mangosaft von den Fingern des gastgebenden Starkochs und steht kurz vor dem langersehnten Durchbruch als Künstlerin. Ihre neue Beziehung scheint perfekt - wäre da nicht dieses überwältigende Verlangen nach der einen Person, die definitiv tabu ist. Akwaeke Emezi denkt die klassische Liebesgeschichte neu in diesem sinnlichen, opulenten Roman über eine junge Frau, die es wagt, sich allen Wunden zum Trotz erneut ins Leben zu stürzen.

Eines Nachmittags öffnet eine Mutter in einer Stadt im Südosten Nigerias ihre Haustür und entdeckt den Körper ihres toten Sohnes, eingewickelt in bunten Stoff. Ihren Sohn, den die eigenen Eltern nie so recht verstanden haben. Vivek Oji ist schon früh anders als die anderen Kinder und leidet unter Ohnmachtsanfällen. Während der Vater den Militärdienst herbeisehnt, überschüttet die Mutter den Sohn mit Fürsorge. Viveks engste Bezugsperson ist sein Cousin Osita. Kann er Vivek helfen, sein Innerstes zu offenbaren?

In letters addressed to their friends, to members of their family - both biological and chosen - and to fellow storytellers, Akwaeke describes the shape of a life lived in overlapping realities.