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Freshwater

Freshwater

by Akwaeke Emezi

WomenNon-binary peopletraumaIdentity (Psychology)Fiction
3.6
Open Library
Open Library

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.

Themes & subjects

WomenNon-binary peopletraumaIdentity (Psychology)FictionFiction, biographical

About the author

Akwaeke Emezi
Akwaeke Emezi

Ogbanje & artist.

Author

Akwaeke Emezi

Pages

240

Read time

≈ 6h

Editions

18

Languages

English, rum, French

Publisher

Faber & Faber, Limited

ISBN

9786069800645

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