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emerges, with an emphasis on masculinity, including binding and eventually undergoing top surgery. Following the emergence of these unique ogbanje personalities, there is a constant struggle for control over the Ada's life, the outcome of which includes self harm, exploration of sexuality and gender identity, and experimentation with intoxication. The plot climaxes as Asughara attempts to kill the Ada, which is seen as both murder from one personality to another, and also as suicide. The attempt fails, and after the Ada's hospitalisation, she travels back to
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transgender author has been nominated for the prize. Kate Williams, the chair of the judges, called it a "historic moment". Williams said that the panel did not know Emezi was non-binary when the book was chosen, but she said Emezi was happy to be nominated. Non-binary commentator Vic Parsons wrote
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The plot follows a fragmented account of the Ada's life. The first main segment of the novel discusses the Ada's birth and the nature of the ogbanje, followed by a general account of her childhood in Nigeria, narrated in plural first person by the dormant ogbanje living inside her. Following her
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is broken up and fragmented through both time and narratorial voice. The narrator often changes between chapter, between the initial first person plural of the ogbanje, Asughara, St Vincent, and eventually the Ada herself, who doesn't gain a voice in her own story until well into the novel. The
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of this event causes the dormant ogbanje to change inside her, leading to the development of a unique personality known as Asughara, who acts antagonistically to the Ada's body in the favour of the ogbanje spirit that resides inside her. At the same time, another personality known as St Vincent
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that the nomination raised uncomfortable questions, asking: "would a non-binary author who was assigned male at birth have been longlisted? I highly doubt it." After the nomination, it was announced that the Women's Prize Trust was working on new guidelines for
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for the closing action of the story, where she is seen by a priest. In the final section of the novel, the Ada reflects on her personalities and the nature of the ogbanje in an introspective manner, as she gains a sense of wholeness to her identity.
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heritage's views on spirituality and gender roles alongside those of Western construction and invites their audience to think critically about this spirit/body binary.
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organisation of the story within the novel is arranged so that the action is more centred around the ogbanje's journey and conflict than the Ada's.
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tells the semi-autobiographical story of the protagonist, known to the reader as 'The Ada'. The main narratorial voice of the novel is an
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childhood, the Ada moves to the United States to study biology, where her first college boyfriend, Soren, repeatedly rapes her. The
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for a TV series adaptation. Emezi will write the screenplay and executive produce the series with Tamara P. Carter.
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dwelling inside her. A TV series based on the novel is under development by
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in 2019, and was nominated for several other awards and prizes.
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by Morakinyo Araoye, Steven Akinyemi, & Ogim Ekpezu (2020)
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will produce it alongside Kevin Wandell and Lindsey Donahue.
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In May 2019, news announced that the novel was optioned by
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by Chronic No. 3 Various writers & artists (2017)
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After Emezi posted tweets regarding Nigerian author
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Akwaeke Emezi
English
Fiction
Autobiography
Grove Press
Nigeria
Nommo Award
Otherwise Award
ISBN
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autobiographical fiction
Nigerian
Akwaeke Emezi
debut novel
ogbanje
FX
Nommo Novel Award
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ogbanje
deity
Igbo religion
trauma
Nigeria
Igbo
The New Yorker
The Guardian
LA Times
New York Times Notable Book
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