- Women, Non-binary people, trauma, Identity (Psychology)
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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- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
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About the book
- Author
- Akwaeke Emezi
- First published
- 2018
- Pages
- 240
- Publisher
- Edicions del Periscopi, Kachifo Limited, Il Saggiatore
- Editions
- 18
- Language
- English, French, rum, fin
- ISBN
- 9789785559712
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