A Black Spirit Memoir
by Akwaeke Emezi
Recommended by Daniel José Older
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"[One] of our greatest living writers." Shondaland A fullthroated and provocative memoir in letters from the New York Timesbestselling author, "a dazzling literary talent whose works cut to the quick of the spiritual self." EsquireIn three critically acclaimed novels, Akwaeke Emezi has introduced readers to a landscape marked by familial tens...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Nonfiction.
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Daniel José Older
American fantasy and young adult fiction writer (1980–)
“This is a book that is so crucial and category defying I don't even know where to start. Everything Akwaeke does is like that, and with DS they take it to another level. Must read for all writers and humans. Period.”
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