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Akwaeke Emezi at the 2018 5 Under 35 Celebration

“She wasn’t sure if we were real, but nothing about us felt false.” Akwaeke Emezi, a 2018 National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree nominated by Carmen Maria Machado, reads from their debut novel, Freshwater (Grove Press, 2018). The novel has been longlisted for the 2019 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction.

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Freshwater
Grove Press
2018
National Book Foundation
5 Under 35
Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction

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