Roman nominalizat la PEN / Hemingway Award si la Women's Prize for Fiction 2019
Tradus in 10 limbi
Apa Dulce a facut toata valva necesara in 2018 si 2019 pentru a fi pe lista must read a tuturor publicatiilor importante.
Un roman despre „frumoasa nebunie”, construit in jurul personajului Ada si al ideii de identitate fracturata, Apa dulce a aparut in limba romana in traducerea lui Cristian Fulas, in colectia Endorfiction.
Inspirandu-se din mitologia nigeriana, intr-un stil cand colocvial, intim, senzual, cand poetic, incantatoriu, Emezi transforma intregul roman intr-o camera de marmura, in care rasuna memorabil vocile acestor zei sangerosi, in cautare de teritorii umane demne de locuit. Cum va reusi o singura fiinta umana sa le contina? Cea mai noua endorfina literara, a se citi in apropierea unei fantani.
Lista premiilor si a nominalizarilor:
A National Book Foundation “5 Under 35” Honoree
Shortlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize
A New York Times Notable Book
Named a Best Book of the Year by the New Yorker, BuzzFeed, Literary Hub, Amazon, NPR, Chicago Public Library, Electric Literature, Bustle, Refinery29, Entropy, BookPage, Shelf Awareness, and Globe and Mail
Named a Best Debut Novel of 2018 by Entertainment Weekly
Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal
Longlisted for the Apsen Words Literary Prize
Longlisted for the Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize
A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice
A New York Times Book Review Paperback Row Selection
An Amazon Top 10 Book Pick (February 2018)
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AKWAEKE EMEZI s-a nascut in Umuahia si a crescut la Aba, in Nigeria. In 2018, a fost pe lista "5 sub 35" a National Book Foundation, iar romanul ei de debut, Apa dulce (Freshwater, 2018), a fost nominalizat la Lambda Literary Award si Women's Prize for Fiction 2019, marcand o premiera in istoria acestuia, ca primul roman scris de o persoana trans non-binara selectionat vreodata. Tradus in 8 limbi, Apa dulce a fost nominalizat la premii literare prestigioase: Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize, PEN/Hemingway Award, Carnegie Medal of Excellence, The Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize, The Wellcome Prize, the Aspen Words Literary Prize, si numit ,,Cea mai buna carte a anului" de catre New Yorker, NPR, the Chicago Public Library si Buzzfeed. Primul roman young adult al lui Emezi, PET, este in curs de aparitie, iar cel de-al doilea roman literar, The Death of Vivek Oji, este in curs de finalizare. Povestirea lui Emezi "Who is like God" a castigat
Commonwealth Short Story Prize for Africa. Ca artist video, Emezi a luat o bursa Global Arts Fund in 2017, iar proiectul sau The Unblinding a ramas accesibil publicului in Harlem, din 2016 pana in prezent.
Roman nominalizat la PEN / Hemingway Award si la Women's Prize for Fiction 2019
Tradus in 10 limbi
Apa Dulce a facut toata valva necesara in 2018 si 2019 pentru a fi pe lista must read a tuturor publicatiilor importante.
Un roman despre „frumoasa nebunie”, construit in jurul personajului Ada si al ideii de identitate fracturata, Apa dulce a aparut in limba romana in traducerea lui Cristian Fulas, in colectia Endorfiction.
Inspirandu-se din mitologia nigeriana, intr-un stil cand colocvial, intim, senzual, cand poetic, incantatoriu, Emezi transforma intregul roman intr-o camera de marmura, in care rasuna memorabil vocile acestor zei sangerosi, in cautare de teritorii umane demne de locuit. Cum va reusi o singura fiinta umana sa le contina? Cea mai noua endorfina literara, a se citi in apropierea unei fantani.
Lista premiilor si a nominalizarilor:
A National Book Foundation “5 Under 35” Honoree
Shortlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize
A New York Times Notable Book
Named a Best Book of the Year by the New Yorker, BuzzFeed, Literary Hub, Amazon, NPR, Chicago Public Library, Electric Literature, Bustle, Refinery29, Entropy, BookPage, Shelf Awareness, and Globe and Mail
Named a Best Debut Novel of 2018 by Entertainment Weekly
Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal
Longlisted for the Apsen Words Literary Prize
Longlisted for the Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize
A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice
A New York Times Book Review Paperback Row Selection
An Amazon Top 10 Book Pick (February 2018)