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Freshwater

Akwaeke Emezi · Literary Fiction

38 Pulse Score

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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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