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Nigerian-born Emezi makes a double debut as both author and narrator of her autobiographical first novel. As creator, she knows precisely how her story should flow, where emphasis is required, when to draw back, push forward, add breathing space. Her stand-in is Ada who, from birth, "was clear that she (the baby) was going to go mad." Within Ada's "weak bags of flesh" are "hatchlings, godlings, ogbanje"—sometimes peacefully coexisting, other times satiated only by sa...Log In or Sign Up to Read More