Freshwater

Akwaeke Emezi

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.

Subjects

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  • collection:otherwise_tiptree_award=winner
  • fiction
  • fiction, biographical
  • fiction / literary
  • fiction, women
  • identity (psychology)
  • igbo
  • lgbtq gender identity
  • lgbtq science fiction & fantasy
  • literary
  • mental disorders
  • new york times reviewed
  • nigeria, fiction
  • non-binary people
  • ogbanje
  • trauma
  • women