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The Death of Vivek Oji – By Stephen Keim Author: Akwaeke Emezi Publisher: Faber Reviewer: Stephen Keim Akwaeke Emezi, the author of The Death of Vivek Oji, is a person of non-binary gender who uses the plural pronouns, they, them and their, for self-referral. Emezi’s father is a Nigerian Igbo person and their mother is of Indian Tamil heritage. Emezi was born in 1987 in Umuahia in Abia State, Nigeria but raised in Aba, also, in Abia State, Nigeria. Aba is the most populous city in south eastern Nigeria with of population over two and a half million people. It is surrounded by villages including the village of Owerri. Emezi obtained a Masters in Public Administration from New York University and a degree in Creative Writing (Fiction) from Syracuse University. The Death of Vivek Oji is set in towns and villages around Aba. Most of the characters are part of ...