![]() ![]() ![]() In this moment, Kavita remembered every moment of her child feeding himself, as if it was the first time. Of course, he ate the cornflakes quickly – he never liked them soggy – then tipped the bowl to his mouth and drank the sweetened milk. “Of course he picked out his three cubes of sugar, let them dissolve into the milk. It is the moment Kavita is looking back on Vivek’s final meal with the family at home. There are many moving passages in Akwaeke Emezi’s novel, but one in particular sticks with me. ![]() But “How else could that scar have entered the world on flesh if it had not left in the first place? A thing cannot be in two places at once.” Chika once said. His parents decided not to speak of it, as they did not want to burden Vivek with the tale. And although they considered it reincarnation in their Igbo heritage, Vivek ended up with the same starfish scar on the exact placement that his grandmother Alhunna had. Vivek Oji son to Chika, and Kavita was born on the day his grandmother died. One that it is not only Vivek’s story, but that of his grieving mother looking back on the life of the son she thought she knew, but never really understood. Set in the1980s Nigeria, when you read Vivek’s story, you will realize many things. The Death of Vivek Oji is a heartbreaking tale of making sure you lead the life YOU want to live. ![]()
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