7/8/2023 0 Comments Freshwater emezi![]() ![]() ![]() But it’s also a story of survival and strength and of coming to terms with what it means to survive. It is not an easy experience it’s a story of trauma and violence and heartbreak. ![]() Freshwater embeds you deep into Ada’s mind, demanding that you feel what this young woman feels, that you see the world the way she does. ![]() But then something vivid and clear happens - Asughara turns the tables on another domineering man with her unbridled sexuality, say - and Emezi’s prose calls the reader to attention. In 2018, they were chosen as one of the National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35. In those parts of the book, the reader is left floating in a sea of language which sounds pretty, but which doesn’t seem to be actively describing anything. Akwaeke Emezi is the author of the memoir Dear Senthuran and the novels The Death of Vivek Oji, Freshwater, Pet, Bitter and the forthcoming You Made a Fool of Death with your Beauty. Some scenes lack a sense of place or a narrative thrust. Freshwater at times feels a little too unmoored from reality. What is reading, but inviting another voice to take up residence in your head? Emezi’s voice is hypnotic and powerful and imaginative, leaving the reader unsure of what in the story is real and what is not. The following is from Akwaeke Emezis debut novel, Freshwater. These voices in Freshwater - the chorus of personalities - should feel familiar to anyone who spends a lot of time lost in books. ![]()
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