The Death of Vivek Oji
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
"Electrifying." — O: The Oprah Magazine
Named a Best Book of 2020 by The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, USA TODAY, Vanity Fair, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire, Shondaland, Teen Vogue, Vulture, Lit Hub, Bustle, Electric Literature, and BookPage
What does it mean for a family to lose a child they never really knew?
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. 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 warm, 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—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.
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.
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4,5 Sterne Ein unglaublich emotionales Buch über Familie, Freundschaft und Identität. Worum geht es? Vivek Oji ist tot. Seine Mutter findet ihn eingewickelt in bunten Stoff. Sein Tod erschüttert sie und sie muss mit der Zeit erkennen, dass sie ihren Sohn nicht wirklich kannte. Wie hat mir das Buch gefallen? Ich habe das Buch mit einem schweren Herzen beendet. Es war unbeschreiblich traurig, bewegend und zugleich wunderbar. Emezis Schreibstil ist ergreifend und hat mich zu Tränen gerührt. Es war so berührend zu lesen wie die einzelnen Charaktere mit Vivek Tods umgegangen sind. Das Buch wird mir wahrscheinlich ewig im Gedächtnis bleiben. Dies war mein erstes Buch der Autorin und ich möchte in Zukunft definitiv mehr von ihr lesen.
This is my first Emezi (definitely not my last), and even though my expectations were high, I wasn't disappointed. This is not an easy read, though, not to say a painful one. I'm not revealing anything when I say that the main character dies - it's in the title, after all. But the knowledge of this death makes any light, happy moments of the story bittersweet. Emezi's narrative style is empathetic, but never euphemistic. The changing narrators and the forms in which they come are chosen magnificently and add, in hindsight, another layer and new aspects to the constellation of characters as well as the story itself. Attentive readers will be able to foresee many aspects before they are confirmed, but they, of course, are condemned to watch helplessly. The only thing worse than this one is left with is that this fictional story is repeating itself over and over again, possibly daily, in reality, all across the globe.
This is my first Emezi (definitely not my last), and even though my expectations were high, I wasn't disappointed. This is not an easy read, though, not to say a painful one. I'm not revealing anything when I say that the main character dies - it's in the title, after all. But the knowledge of this death makes any light, happy moments of the story bittersweet. Emezi's narrative style is empathetic, but never euphemistic. The changing narrators and the forms in which they come are chosen magnificently and add, in hindsight, another layer and new aspects to the constellation of characters as well as the story itself. Attentive readers will be able to foresee many aspects before they are confirmed, but they, of course, are condemned to watch helplessly. The only thing worse than this one is left with is that this fictional story is repeating itself over and over again, possibly daily, in reality, all across the globe.
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
"Electrifying." — O: The Oprah Magazine
Named a Best Book of 2020 by The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, USA TODAY, Vanity Fair, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire, Shondaland, Teen Vogue, Vulture, Lit Hub, Bustle, Electric Literature, and BookPage
What does it mean for a family to lose a child they never really knew?
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. 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 warm, 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—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.
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.
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4,5 Sterne Ein unglaublich emotionales Buch über Familie, Freundschaft und Identität. Worum geht es? Vivek Oji ist tot. Seine Mutter findet ihn eingewickelt in bunten Stoff. Sein Tod erschüttert sie und sie muss mit der Zeit erkennen, dass sie ihren Sohn nicht wirklich kannte. Wie hat mir das Buch gefallen? Ich habe das Buch mit einem schweren Herzen beendet. Es war unbeschreiblich traurig, bewegend und zugleich wunderbar. Emezis Schreibstil ist ergreifend und hat mich zu Tränen gerührt. Es war so berührend zu lesen wie die einzelnen Charaktere mit Vivek Tods umgegangen sind. Das Buch wird mir wahrscheinlich ewig im Gedächtnis bleiben. Dies war mein erstes Buch der Autorin und ich möchte in Zukunft definitiv mehr von ihr lesen.
This is my first Emezi (definitely not my last), and even though my expectations were high, I wasn't disappointed. This is not an easy read, though, not to say a painful one. I'm not revealing anything when I say that the main character dies - it's in the title, after all. But the knowledge of this death makes any light, happy moments of the story bittersweet. Emezi's narrative style is empathetic, but never euphemistic. The changing narrators and the forms in which they come are chosen magnificently and add, in hindsight, another layer and new aspects to the constellation of characters as well as the story itself. Attentive readers will be able to foresee many aspects before they are confirmed, but they, of course, are condemned to watch helplessly. The only thing worse than this one is left with is that this fictional story is repeating itself over and over again, possibly daily, in reality, all across the globe.
This is my first Emezi (definitely not my last), and even though my expectations were high, I wasn't disappointed. This is not an easy read, though, not to say a painful one. I'm not revealing anything when I say that the main character dies - it's in the title, after all. But the knowledge of this death makes any light, happy moments of the story bittersweet. Emezi's narrative style is empathetic, but never euphemistic. The changing narrators and the forms in which they come are chosen magnificently and add, in hindsight, another layer and new aspects to the constellation of characters as well as the story itself. Attentive readers will be able to foresee many aspects before they are confirmed, but they, of course, are condemned to watch helplessly. The only thing worse than this one is left with is that this fictional story is repeating itself over and over again, possibly daily, in reality, all across the globe.