Freshwater
by Akwaeke Emezi
- Publication
- First published 2018
- ISBNs
- 9780571345410, 9781665139670, 9780571349272
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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.
Prize history
- Longlist
