Zřídlo

by Akwaeke Emezi (duplicate)

Hardcover, 229 pages

Czech language

Published 2020 by Host.

ISBN:: 978-80-275-0294-3

Ada se narodila uvězněná mezi dvěma světy. Její rodiče si ji vymodlili, avšak teď se obtížně vyrovnávají s náladovými a protiřečícími si duchy, kteří tělo jejich dcery zalidnili. Když Ada dospívá, začne se její mysl tříštit do několika osobností. Po přestěhování z Nigérie do Spojených států jednotlivé osobnosti rostou a na základě jejích dalších zkušeností získávají na síle. Ada a tyto další osobnosti — svatý Vincenc a Asughara, které se jinak oblékají, chovají i cítí — však musí spolupracovat i bojovat o koexistenci. Až se jejich pokusy o ovládnutí Adina těla změní v boj o její život. Adin příběh, vyprávěný z několika různých úhlů pohledu — všemi osobnostmi skrývajícími se v jejím těle —, vznikl na základě reálných zkušeností s duševní chorobou. Zřídlo rozkrývá otázky identity a lidského bytí.

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lichen reviewed Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi (duplicate)

precious perspective

5 stars

a description of massive trauma from a non-western perspective that sits at the intersection of many oppressed categories, blackness, queerness, transness, neurodivergency (these 'categories' coming of course short of capturing the incredible richness of the author's experience)... heavy to read, I could have used some more content warnings from the person who introduced me to it... but I found it beautiful and necessary, I cried a lot

Allison Wyss reviewed Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi (duplicate)

Review of 'Freshwater' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

I wrote about Freshwater's strange and magical opening.

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Erin reviewed Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi (duplicate)

Review of 'Freshwater' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

How is this their debut?? This was fantastic! What a unique experience. I’d love to see this as a film or a play.

I don’t normally pay much attention to the sentence level writing of a story, but here it was so impressive. It reminded me of Toni Morrison in terms of precision and impact. Some really amazing passages here.

Then the narrative itself was also wonderful, engaging, and affecting. I loved the device of the marble room that held the different entities. The fact that this is at least semi-autobiographical stresses me out, though.

Maika reviewed Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi (duplicate)

Review of 'Freshwater' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Though most often billed as fiction, interviews of Akwaeke Emezi that I’ve read make it clear that this liminal marvel of a story is very much a deeply personal autobiographical novel, “a breath away from being a memoir…the things that people think are fictionalised are not fictionalised,” and I’d wager you’ve never read anything quite like it.

itsmetif reviewed Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi (duplicate)

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3 stars

I read this book for free as an #ARC from #netgalley.

This book is not an easy read. However it is totally worth the effort. I was not familiar with the concept of the ogbanje before I read this book and I know little about the Igbo and broader Nigerian cultures. Yet there was so much that Ada experienced that I could relate to. This story is told from varying viewpoints and the style takes a while to get used to. However I was heavily invested in Ada's story and genuinely cared about what happened to her. I would definitely recommend taking on this challenging story to anyone willing to stretch themselves outside their comfort zone.