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Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir

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I Index Overall Rating

Readers

85/100

Critics

52/100

Scholars

N/A

Author:

Akwaeke Emezi

Publisher:

Riverhead Books

Date:

June 8, 2021

An visceral epistolary memoir in which Emezi (The Death of Vivek Oji) reflects on their spiritual and creative evolution.

What The Reviewers Say

Catherine Hollis,
BookPage
... stunning.
Kim Tran,
The New York Times Book Review
In a world predisposed to queer villainy, Dear Senthuran claims monstrosity as a space of intentional rejection.
HOPE WABUKE,
NPR
What is revealed in these letters is both the immense strength Emezi has nurtured in order to sustain a belief in who they are despite the destructive noise of the world, as well as Emezi's own brave and poignant vulnerability in charting this journey.
Stephanie Sendaula,
Library Journal
... expressive.