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Dear Senthuran

A Black spirit memoir
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Dear Senthuran by Akwaeke Emezi is a soul-stirring memoir presented through a series of intimate letters. The book delves into Emezi's exploration of identity as a non-binary trans person and their journey through self-discovery, creativity, and spirituality. With poetic and profound reflections, Emezi examines both personal and universal themes, inviting readers into their intricate world.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate deeply personal and transformative memoirs that explore themes of identity, spirituality, and self-discovery. The author offers a profoundly introspective journey through letters that reveal their experiences as a non-binary person navigating the complexities of life and creativity.

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Dear Senthuran

A raw exploration of identity that shatters boundaries and explodes the way we think about the idea of the self.

A raw exploration of identity that shatters boundaries and explodes the way we think about the idea of the self

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"Unlike anything I've read . . . Remarkable." - Roxane Gay

"An audacious sojourn through the terror and beauty of refusing to explain yourself." - New York Times

In letters addressed to their friends, to members of their family - both biological and chosen - and to fellow storytellers, Akwaeke describes the shape of a life lived in overlapping realities. Through heartbreak, chronic pain, intimacy with death, becoming a beast, this is embodiment as a nonhuman: outside the boundaries imposed by expectations and legibility. This book is an account of the grueling work of realignment and remaking necessary to carve out a future for oneself.

The result is a Black spirit memoir: a powerful, raw unfolding of identity.

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Dear Senthuran by Akwaeke Emezi is widely praised for its raw and candid exploration of identity, self-discovery, and the complexities of being a non-binary trans writer. The memoir is described as a series of intimate letters offering profound insights into Emezi's personal and professional life. Critics admire Emezi's compelling storytelling, emotional depth, and the way they challenge traditional narratives surrounding gender and belonging.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571366163

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 July 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 202g

Pages: 240

About the Author

Akwaeke Emezi (they/them) is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Death of Vivek Oji, which was longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize; Pet, a finalist for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature; and Freshwater, which was named a New York Times Notable Book, longlisted for both the Wellcome Book Prize and the Women's Prize for Fiction and shortlisted for the PEN/Hemingway Award, the New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award, the Lambda Literary Award, and the Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize. Selected as a 5 Under 35 honoree by the National Book Foundation, they are based in liminal spaces.

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