TY  - BOOK
AU  - Emezi,Akwaeke
TI  - The death of Vivek Oji
SN  - 9780593286029
PY  - 2020///]
CY  - New York
PB  - Random House Large Print
KW  - Families
KW  - Nigeria
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Secrecy
KW  - Violence
KW  - Large type books
KW  - Novels
KW  - lcgft
N2  - "A tender, potent, and compulsively readable novel of a Nigerian-Indian family and the deeply held secret that tests their traditions and bonds"--; Southeastern Nigeria. 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 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, an act of violence leads to a family's struggle with loss and transcendence.  -- adapted from jacket
ER  -