Black to the Future Book Club: Freshwater

Wed Feb 12 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm UTC-05:00

Kramers | Washington

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Black to the Future Book Club: Freshwater
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This month we're discussing Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi.
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About The Book

An extraordinary debut novel exploring the metaphysics of identity and mental health, centering on a young Nigerian woman as she struggles to reconcile the proliferation of multiple selves within her
A National Book Foundation “5 Under 35” Honoree
Finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for a Debut Novel
Shortlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize
A New York Times Notable Book

The astonishing debut novel from the acclaimed bestselling author of The Death of Vivek Oji, You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty, and Pet, Freshwater tells the story of Ada, an unusual child who is a source of deep concern to her southern Nigerian family. Young Ada is troubled, prone to violent fits. Born “with one foot on the other side,” she begins to develop separate selves within her as she grows into adulthood. And when she travels to America for college, a traumatic event on campus crystallizes the selves into something powerful and potentially dangerous, making Ada fade into the background of her own mind as these alters—now protective, now hedonistic—move into control. Written with stylistic brilliance and based in the author’s realities, Freshwater dazzles with ferocious energy and serpentine grace.

Freshwater is available to purchase at Kramers or online at our

Feel free to grab a drink at the bar to enjoy during our book club discussion.


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Kramers, 1517 Connecticut Avenue Northwest, Washington, United States

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