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Freshwater
Akwaeke Emezi · Literary Fiction
38 Pulse Score
Based on recommendations from independent creators
coming of agemagical realismtrauma recoveryunreliable narrator
coming of agemagical realism
#392 All Time
About this book
Both a recounting of trauma and its impacts, as well as a retelling of a Nigerian fable. The main character's multiple experiences of trauma are retold and the author unflinchingly explores how they are impacted (e.g., self-harm, dissociation). The character's psychology is viewed through a non-Western lens.
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