Little Rot by Emezi Akweke [German Version]
July 23, 2026 .
African Literature
Akwaeke Emezi zeichnet sich besonders dadurch aus, vielschichtige und moralisch komplexe Figuren zu erschaffen, und Little Rot bil...
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January 17, 2023 .
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This is a beautifully written story, a love story, an odyssey, and ultimately a tragedy. An undeniable stunner.
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October 11, 2021 .
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July 23, 2026 .
African Literature
Akwaeke Emezi zeichnet sich besonders dadurch aus, vielschichtige und moralisch komplexe Figuren zu erschaffen, und Little Rot bil...
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July 22, 2026 .
African Literature
When confronted with evil, some individuals will go to any length to protect themselves and their loved ones by blurring the lines...
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June 23, 2026 .
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The title itself is a plea, a lamentation, a bucket of memories tired of the cycle. A question. An anger. An act of giving up and ...
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June 4, 2026 .
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The Parlour Wife is short and you could finish it in an afternoon. The writing is also easy to read and unpretentious.
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May 26, 2026 .
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Itohan had travelled to Juk to retrieve Ebuka’s badly mangled body and returned it to his old parents in their village in Imo Stat...
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A Meal Is a Meal is a journey into the surprising and the bizarre, as well as the tantalising and the delicious.
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November 10, 2025 .
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In fact, on the morning of my birthday, just after we had broken up, I had spent time in the hotel begging someone else to love me...
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But he walked out the door and said he would go, by foot, if necessary, to Afghanistan, to kill the infidels who were bombing Musl...
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Those hours waiting for her mother to return were spent in a state of inertia; she wouldn’t have been able to say what she had don...
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By the time you get this, I will be far away. It is cowardly, I know, but I cannot see your faces and walk away. Please forgive me...
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