You Made a Fool of Death with Your BeautyAkwaeke Emezi

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty

NAACP Image · 2023 · Shortlist

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction	2023	Shortlist

About This Book

Recognized by the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction.

About the Author

Akwaeke EmeziNigerian-American

Akwaeke Emezi is a Nigerian writer and artist. Their debut novel Freshwater (2018) was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction and the Lambda Literary Award, and won the Edinburgh First Book Award. They have published several novels including Pet (2019), The Death of Vivek Oji (2020), and You Made a Monster Out of Me (2024). Read more →