![]() As such, I knew I was in for an interesting and unusual read, but I was not prepared for just how intense, powerful, and original Freshwater is. Written with stylistic brilliance and based in the author’s realities, Freshwater dazzles with ferocious energy and serpentine grace. Freshwater is a brutally beautiful rumination on consciousnesses and belief and a refreshing contribution to our literary landscape. Freshwater (2018) by Igbo and Tamil author Akwaeke Emezi just won this year’s Otherwise Award and was the first book nominated for the Women’s Prize for Fiction written by a nonbinary author. And when she travels to America for college, a traumatic event on campus crystallizes the selves into something powerful and potentially dangerous, making Ada fade into the background of her own mind as these alters-now protective, now hedonistic-move into control. ![]() ![]() Born “with one foot on the other side,” she begins to develop separate selves within her as she grows into adulthood. Young Ada is troubled, prone to violent fits. The astonishing debut novel from the acclaimed bestselling author of The Death of Vivek Oji, You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty, and Pet, Freshwater tells the story of Ada, an unusual child who is a source of deep concern to her southern Nigerian family. Freshwater is the first novel from Akwaeke Emezi, marking the beginning of what will surely be a long, storied career. Shortlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize A National Book Foundation “5 Under 35” Honoreeįinalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for a Debut Novel ![]()
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