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Sto caricando le informazioni... Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir (originale 2021; edizione 2021)di Akwaeke Emezi (Autore)
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"A full-throated and provocative memoir in letters from the New York Times-bestselling author of The Death of Vivek Oji, "a dazzling literary talent whose works cut to the quick of the spiritual self" (Esquire). "I want to write as if I am free," Akwaeke Emezi declares in the opening of this utterly original spiritual and creative memoir. In the novels Freshwater and The Death of Vivek Oji, Emezi introduced the landscape of Nigerian childhood through the medium of fiction. Now, the award-winning author lifts the veil of invention to reveal the harrowing yet inspiring truths of their personal, spiritual, and artistic journey--from the social constraints of childhood in Aba, Nigeria, through a lifetime of discoveries involving sexuality, storytelling, and self, to their determination to carve their way through the thorny labyrinth of the publishing world. Interweaving candid, intimate letters to friends, lovers, and family, Emezi reveals the raw pain of their journey as a spirit in the human world, the perils of all-consuming love and intimacy, and the hard-earned reward of achieving both literary recognition and a peaceful, joyous home. Electrifying and radically honest, animated by the same voracious intelligence that distinguishes their fiction, Dear Senthuran is a revelatory account of what it means to embody multiple spirits, to fight for survival, and to bend the world to one's will"-- Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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This is a revealing book, and a challenging format. Emezi talks openly about their life, and it can be difficult to read. First, the format. It's in letters to people you may or may not recognize (most are mentioned in the acknowledgements, some I was able to figure out in the reading) and topical based on who they're addressing rather than a chronological telling. Second, the content. There are some really difficult things they had to go through. And third, worldview. They have a different way of looking at the world describing themselves, for example, as not just not a gender but nonhuman, an ogbanje and a god, and while some is explained, a lot of it was simply unfamiliar to me, so it took some time to wrap my head around it. I'm not sure I fully did, in fact, but I'm glad I wrestled with it all the same. A fascinating read whether you've read Emezi's fiction or not. ( )