Akwaeke Emezi Quotes
born 1987 Nigeria
Akwaeke Emezi (born 1987) is Nigerian-born writer and video artist of Igbo and Tamil descent.
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maybe coming here was just going to layer more things onto him and make him so heavy that he would fold, crash under new and unexpected skins.
Little Rot (2024)
The main problem was that we were a distinct we instead of being fully and just her.”
Freshwater (2018)
As Jam watched, its fur softened and it shifted its stance just a little, draining the menace away. Well, little girl, it replied, I supposed you can call me Pet.”
Pet (2019)
Feyi had already decided who she wanted to be that night, so she stared right back at him, unabashed, drinking in his terra-cotta skin and dark copper beard.”
You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty (2022)
That morning, she was wearing an orange cotton dress; she looked like a burning sunset, and Chika knew immediately that his story would end with her, that he would drown in her large liquid eyes and it would be the perfect way to go.
The Death of Vivek Oji (2020)
…When I ask myself what beauty is in my eyes, the answer is that I would prefer not to have eyes. I would prefer not to have flesh, I would prefer to be dust, free of the whole thing altogether…