Raised by a distant father and an understanding but overprotective mother, Vivek suffers disorienting blackouts, moments of disconnection between self and surroundings. Born on the day of his grandmother, Ahunna's, death, Vivek becomes solidified to her by the starfish-shaped scar on Vivek's foot that resembles Ahunna’s, Vivek’s grandmother. The novel begins with the death of Vivek Oji and is told through a series of flashback in a nonlinear narrative. The novel is set in southeastern Nigeria during the 1980s and ’90s. It is Emezi's second adult novel after Freshwater and the book received critical attention and was an instant New York Times best seller. It was published on 4 August 2020 by Riverhead books, it narrates the life of Vivek Oji until his death. The Death of Vivek Oji is a 2020 fiction novel by Nigerian author Akwaeke Emezi.
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