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Little Rot

A Novel

A Novel

A Novel

A Novel

By Akwaeke Emezi
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By Akwaeke Emezi
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By Akwaeke Emezi
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By Akwaeke Emezi
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By Akwaeke Emezi
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By Akwaeke Emezi
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By Akwaeke Emezi
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By Akwaeke Emezi
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Jun 18, 2024 | ISBN 9780593915387

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    About Little Rot

    NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR BY HARPER’S BAZAAR, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, BOOKPAGE AND MORE!

    “Emezi unspools a web of erotic danger in their entertaining latest…readers in search of a decadent good time will find it here.”–    Publishers Weekly

    A thrilling new novel from the bestselling, award-winning, visionary Akwaeke Emezi
     
    One weekend.
    The elite underbelly of a Nigerian city.
    A party that goes awry.
    A tangled web of sex and lies and corruption that leaves no one unscathed.

    Aima and Kalu are a longtime couple who have just split. When Kalu, reeling from the breakup, visits an exclusive sex party hosted by his best friend, Ahmed, he makes a decision that will plunge them all into chaos, brutally and suddenly upending their lives. Ola and Souraya, two Nigerian sex workers visiting from Kuala Lumpur, collide into the scene just as everything goes to hell. Sucked into the city’s corrupt and glittering underworld, they’re all looking for a way out, fueled by a desperate need to escape the dangerous threat that looms over them.

    About Little Rot

    NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR BY HARPER’S BAZAAR, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, BOOKPAGE AND MORE!

    “Emezi unspools a web of erotic danger in their entertaining latest…readers in search of a decadent good time will find it here.”–    Publishers Weekly

    A thrilling new novel from the bestselling, award-winning, visionary Akwaeke Emezi
     
    One weekend.
    The elite underbelly of a Nigerian city.
    A party that goes awry.
    A tangled web of sex and lies and corruption that leaves no one unscathed.

    Aima and Kalu are a longtime couple who have just split. When Kalu, reeling from the breakup, visits an exclusive sex party hosted by his best friend, Ahmed, he makes a decision that will plunge them all into chaos, brutally and suddenly upending their lives. Ola and Souraya, two Nigerian sex workers visiting from Kuala Lumpur, collide into the scene just as everything goes to hell. Sucked into the city’s corrupt and glittering underworld, they’re all looking for a way out, fueled by a desperate need to escape the dangerous threat that looms over them.

    About Little Rot

    NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR BY HARPER’S BAZAAR, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, BOOKPAGE AND MORE!

    “Emezi unspools a web of erotic danger in their entertaining latest…readers in search of a decadent good time will find it here.”–    Publishers Weekly

    A thrilling new novel from the bestselling, award-winning, visionary Akwaeke Emezi
     
    One weekend.
    The elite underbelly of a Nigerian city.
    A party that goes awry.
    A tangled web of sex and lies and corruption that leaves no one unscathed.

    Aima and Kalu are a longtime couple who have just split. When Kalu, reeling from the breakup, visits an exclusive sex party hosted by his best friend, Ahmed, he makes a decision that will plunge them all into chaos, brutally and suddenly upending their lives. Ola and Souraya, two Nigerian sex workers visiting from Kuala Lumpur, collide into the scene just as everything goes to hell. Sucked into the city’s corrupt and glittering underworld, they’re all looking for a way out, fueled by a desperate need to escape the dangerous threat that looms over them.

    About Little Rot

    NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR BY HARPER’S BAZAAR, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, BOOKPAGE AND MORE!

    “Emezi unspools a web of erotic danger in their entertaining latest…readers in search of a decadent good time will find it here.”–    Publishers Weekly

    A thrilling new novel from the bestselling, award-winning, visionary Akwaeke Emezi
     
    One weekend.
    The elite underbelly of a Nigerian city.
    A party that goes awry.
    A tangled web of sex and lies and corruption that leaves no one unscathed.

    Aima and Kalu are a longtime couple who have just split. When Kalu, reeling from the breakup, visits an exclusive sex party hosted by his best friend, Ahmed, he makes a decision that will plunge them all into chaos, brutally and suddenly upending their lives. Ola and Souraya, two Nigerian sex workers visiting from Kuala Lumpur, collide into the scene just as everything goes to hell. Sucked into the city’s corrupt and glittering underworld, they’re all looking for a way out, fueled by a desperate need to escape the dangerous threat that looms over them.

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    About Akwaeke Emezi

    Akwaeke Emezi (they/them) is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Death of Vivek Oji, which was longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize; Pet, a finalist for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature; and Freshwater, which… More about Akwaeke Emezi

    About Akwaeke Emezi

    Akwaeke Emezi (they/them) is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Death of Vivek Oji, which was longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize; Pet, a finalist for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature; and Freshwater, which… More about Akwaeke Emezi

    About Akwaeke Emezi

    Akwaeke Emezi (they/them) is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Death of Vivek Oji, which was longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize; Pet, a finalist for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature; and Freshwater, which… More about Akwaeke Emezi

    About Akwaeke Emezi

    Akwaeke Emezi (they/them) is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Death of Vivek Oji, which was longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize; Pet, a finalist for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature; and Freshwater, which… More about Akwaeke Emezi

    Product Details

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Large Print | $31.00
    Published by Random House Large Print
    Jun 18, 2024 | 368 Pages | 6-1/8 x 9-1/4 | ISBN 9780593915387

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Hardcover | $29.00
    Published by Riverhead Books
    Jun 18, 2024 | 288 Pages | 6 x 9 | ISBN 9780525541639

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $14.99
    Published by Riverhead Books
    Jun 18, 2024 | 288 Pages | ISBN 9780525541646

    Category: Literary Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $20.00
    Published by Penguin Audio
    Jun 18, 2024 | 540 Minutes | ISBN 9780593867617

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    Praise

    Praise for Little Rot: 

    “Drama, mystery, beautiful clothes, expensive cars, explosive sex…Emezi takes readers to an abyss from which there is no escape.”-Kirkus Reviews

    “Emezi unspools a web of erotic danger in their entertaining latest…readers in search of a decadent good time will find it here.“- Publishers Weekly

    “Multimedia polymath and gender-norm disrupter Emezi. . . examines taboo and trauma in their creative work…Emezi can be counted upon for an ambience of dread and a feverish momentum.” -The Millions 


    Praise for Akwaeke Emezi

    “Akwaeke Emezi parts the seas of the self.” —Vanity Fair

    “A writer of startling versatility.” —R. O. Kwon, New York Times Book Review

    “Emezi is a dazzling literary talent whose works cut to the quick of the spiritual self.” —Esquire

    “A once-in-a-generation voice” —Vulture

    “Emezi is a beacon of literary genius.” —The Lambda Literary Review

    “One of our greatest living writers” —Shondaland

     “Extraordinarily powerful.” —Edwidge Danticat, The New Yorker

    “A major talent.” —San Francisco Chronicle

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