Akwaeke Emezi + Rivers Solomon (August 6, 2020)

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Akwaeke Emezi, author of Freshwater and Pet, returns to Greenlight to present their highly anticipated new novel, The Death of Vivek Oji. 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. What does it mean for a family to lose a child they never really knew? Propulsively readable, teeming with unforgettable characters, The Death of Vivek Oji is a novel of family and friendship that challenges expectations-a dramatic story of loss and transcendence that will move every reader. Akwaeke discusses the novel with award-wining writer Rivers Solomon, author of An Unkindness of Ghosts and The Deep.
Recorded via Zoom on August 6, 2020.