She couldn’t wait for Chika and Kavita’s baby to arrive. When Ekene and Mary had their child Osita, Ahunna had wept over his little face, singing to him in soft Igbo. They would sit together, read together, walk in the farm together, and Ahunna would give thanks that she’d given birth to two sons and been gifted two daughters. Kavita had been without a mother for so long, her love for Ahunna was tactile and rich with childlike affection, a hundred thousand touches. He’d seen it before-Kavita always commented on its shape whenever she rubbed Ahunna’s feet. On the day Vivek was born, Chika had held the baby in his arms and stared at that scar. Today, we’re publishing a short excerpt to give you a sampling of the incredibly moving, poetic writing within and to further encourage you to place your order-today is The Death of Vivek Oji’s publish date and the first copies are shipping out now! The story follows the life of a young boy in Nigeria, after he one day turns up at his family’s front doorstep. ( From the publisher.Last week, Sarah Panlibuton Barnes, curator and host of our! new! book club! announced that her first pick would be The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi. Propulsively readable, teeming with unforgettable characters, The Death of Vivek Oji is a novel of family and friendship that challenges expectations-a dramatic story of loss and transcendence that will move every reader. As their relationship deepens-and Osita struggles to understand Vivek’s escalating crisis-the mystery gives way to a heart-stopping act of violence in a moment of exhilarating freedom. As adolescence gives way to adulthood, Vivek finds solace in friendships with the warm, boisterous daughters of the Nigerwives, foreign-born women married to Nigerian men.īut Vivek’s closest bond is with Osita, the worldly, high-spirited cousin whose teasing confidence masks a guarded private life. Raised by a distant father and an understanding but overprotective mother, Vivek suffers disorienting blackouts, moments of disconnection between self and surroundings. What follows is the tumultuous, heart-wrenching story of one family’s struggle to understand a child whose spirit is both gentle and mysterious. One afternoon, in a town in southeastern Nigeria, a mother opens her front door to discover her son’s body, wrapped in colorful fabric, at her feet. What does it mean for a family to lose a child they never really knew?
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