Akwaeke Emezi
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You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty
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Little Rot
- A Novel
- By: Akwaeke Emezi
- Narrated by: Adepero Oduye, Chukwudi Iwuji
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
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One weekend. The elite underbelly of a Nigerian city. A breakup that starts a spiral. A party that goes awry. Little Rot is a whirling journey through the city’s dark side, told through the eyes of five people, each determined to run from the twisted powers out to destroy them....
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Fast paced thought provoking read
- By James Whitaker on 10-27-24
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Little Rot
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Adepero Oduye, Chukwudi Iwuji
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 06-18-24
- Language: English
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You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty
- A Novel
- By: Akwaeke Emezi
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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A New York Times bestselling author, National Book Award finalist, and “one of our greatest living writers” (Shondaland) reimagines the love story in this “riveting and emotional exploration of grief and taking a second chance on love” (PopSugar)....
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Very well written but...
- By Sasha on 05-31-22
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You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 05-24-22
- Language: English
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Freshwater
- By: Akwaeke Emezi
- Narrated by: Akwaeke Emezi
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
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An extraordinary debut novel, Freshwater explores the surreal experience of having a fractured self. It centers around a young Nigerian woman, Ada, who develops separate selves within her as a result of being born "with one foot on the other side"....
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Just ok.
- By Alexa on 07-02-18
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Freshwater
- Narrated by: Akwaeke Emezi
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 02-13-18
- Language: English
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You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty
- By: Akwaeke Emezi
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
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It's the opportunity of a lifetime: Feyi is about to be given the chance to escape the City's blistering heat for a dream island holiday: poolside cocktails, beach sunsets, and elaborate meals....
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one of the best read
- By Posh on 07-11-22
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You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 05-24-22
- Language: English
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Dear Senthuran
- A Black Spirit Memoir
- By: Akwaeke Emezi
- Narrated by: Akwaeke Emezi
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
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In three critically acclaimed novels, Akwaeke Emezi has introduced readers to a landscape marked by familial tensions, Igbo belief systems, and a boundless search for what it means to be free....
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Poignant Reflections in Letter Form
- By Kindle Customer on 09-21-23
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Dear Senthuran
- A Black Spirit Memoir
- Narrated by: Akwaeke Emezi
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 06-08-21
- Language: English
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The Death of Vivek Oji
- A Novel
- By: Akwaeke Emezi
- Narrated by: Yetide Badaki, Chukwudi Iwuji
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
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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....
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an emotional story
- By Barbara S on 08-22-20
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The Death of Vivek Oji
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Yetide Badaki, Chukwudi Iwuji
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 08-04-20
- Language: English
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Bitter
- By: Akwaeke Emezi
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
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After a childhood in foster care, Bitter is thrilled to have been chosen to attend Eucalyptus, a special school where she can focus on her painting surrounded by other creative teens....
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Not my favorite
- By Halo on 06-17-24
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Bitter
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 02-15-22
- Language: English
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Pet
- By: Akwaeke Emezi
- Narrated by: Christopher Myers
- Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
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There are no monsters anymore, or so the children in the city of Lucille are taught. Jam and her best friend, Redemption, have grown up with this lesson all their life....
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BLACKITY BLACK ASS BRILLIANCE
- By Jameelah Jones on 11-09-19
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Pet
- Narrated by: Christopher Myers
- Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 09-10-19
- Language: English
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The Death of Vivek Oji
- By: Akwaeke Emezi
- Narrated by: Iwuji Chukwudi, Yetide Badaki
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
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One afternoon, a mother opens her front door to find the length of her son's body stretched out on the veranda, swaddled in akwete material, his head on her welcome mat....
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Beautifully told story
- By khanya Okumu on 05-10-24
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The Death of Vivek Oji
- Narrated by: Iwuji Chukwudi, Yetide Badaki
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 08-04-20
- Language: English
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Little Rot
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- Narrated by: Chukwudi Iwuji, Adepero Oduye
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
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When Kalu drops Aima at Lagos Airport, it marks the end of their four-year relationship. Shattered and broken open, he thinks that's the last he will see of his girlfriend. But Aima is drawn back into the city - to the scandalous, decadent nightlife of her best friend.
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Too much unnecessary sex
- By Portia Mgxotheni on 07-24-24
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Little Rot
- Narrated by: Chukwudi Iwuji, Adepero Oduye
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 06-18-24
- Language: English
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Pet
- Narrated by: Christopher Myers
- Series: Pet, Book 1
- Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 03-05-20
- Language: English
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Somadina
- By: Akwaeke Emezi
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
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From the National Book Award finalist and author of Pet comes a novel set in a magical West African world, about a teen girl who must save her missing twin while learning to navigate her own terrifying new powers.
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Somadina
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 04-15-25
- Language: English
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Dear Senthuran
- A Black Spirit Memoir
- By: Akwaeke Emezi
- Narrated by: Akwaeke Emezi
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
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In letters addressed to their friends, to members of their family - both biological and chosen - and to fellow storytellers, Akwaeke describes the shape of a life lived in overlapping realities....
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Fantastic!
- By Amazon Customer on 11-07-21
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Dear Senthuran
- A Black Spirit Memoir
- Narrated by: Akwaeke Emezi
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 06-29-21
- Language: English
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Bitter
- Pet, Book 0.5
- By: Akwaeke Emezi
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
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Bitter is thrilled to have been chosen to attend Eucalyptus, a special school where she can focus on her painting surrounded by other creative teens. But outside this haven, the streets are filled with protests against the deep injustices that grip the town of Lucille....
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Bitter
- Pet, Book 0.5
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Series: Pet, Book 0.5
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 02-15-22
- Language: English
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Freshwater
- By: Akwaeke Emezi
- Narrated by: Fat Mike Burkett
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
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Ada was born with one foot on the other side. Having prayed her into existence, her parents, Saul and Saachi, struggle to deal with the volatile and contradictory spirits peopling their troubled girl....
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Freshwater
- Narrated by: Fat Mike Burkett
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 12-27-18
- Language: English
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Du bist so schön, sogar der Tod erblasst
- By: Akwaeke Emezi
- Narrated by: Dominique Siassia
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
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Modern, sexy und smart: Akwaeke Emezi unterwandert mit dieser Liebesgeschichte alle Klischees. Fünf Jahre nach dem tragischen Tod ihrer großen Liebe...
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Du bist so schön, sogar der Tod erblasst
- Narrated by: Dominique Siassia
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 04-24-23
- Language: German
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Content Warning
- Everything
- By: Akwaeke Emezi
- Narrated by: Ben Arogundade
- Length: 48 mins
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Content Warning: Everything concerns itself with the fugitive nature of being in the world especially, but not exclusively, within blackness....
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Content Warning
- Everything
- Narrated by: Ben Arogundade
- Length: 48 mins
- Release date: 02-16-23
- Language: English
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