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…I read literally everything I could get my hands on – the shampoo bottle, the cereal box. My mom didn’t let us have books at the table or we’d all h… - Akwaeke Emezi
" "…I read literally everything I could get my hands on – the shampoo bottle, the cereal box. My mom didn’t let us have books at the table or we’d all have read. We didn’t always have electricity, so I read by candlelight. I read really fast too. My parents realised I’d run out of things to read and were like: “We need to buy you way more books.”
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About Akwaeke Emezi
Akwaeke Emezi (born 1987) is Nigerian-born writer and video artist of Igbo and Tamil descent.
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Native Name:
Akwaeze Emezi
Alternative Names:
Zara
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