Akwaeke Emezi

Summary

Akwaeke Emezi is a human^[1]. They was born in Umuahia^[2]. They was born on +1987-06-06T00:00:00Z^[3]. They worked as a writer^[4], artist^[5], and video artist^[6]. They ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (364 views/month, #7,049 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Akwaeke Emezi was born in Umuahia^[2].
• Akwaeke Emezi was born on +1987-06-06T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Akwaeke Emezi held citizenship in Nigeria^[8].
• Igbo was Akwaeke Emezi's native language^[9].
• Tamil was Akwaeke Emezi's native language^[10].
• Akwaeke Emezi worked as a writer^[4].
• Akwaeke Emezi worked as an artist^[5].
• Akwaeke Emezi worked as a video artist^[6].
• Akwaeke Emezi's field of work was literary activity^[11].
• Akwaeke Emezi's field of work was young adult literature^[12].
• Akwaeke Emezi's field of work was visual arts^[13].
• Akwaeke Emezi's field of work was performance artwork^[14].
• Akwaeke Emezi's field of work was digital art^[15].
• A notable work attributed to Akwaeke Emezi is Freshwater^[16].
• Akwaeke Emezi received the Otherwise Award^[17].
• Akwaeke Emezi received the Nommo Novel Award^[18].
• Akwaeke Emezi is recorded as non-binary^[19].
• Akwaeke Emezi's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Akwaeke Emezi's Commons category is recorded as Akwaeke Emezi^[21].
• Akwaeke Emezi's official website is recorded as https://www.akwaeke.com/^[22].
• Akwaeke Emezi's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book^[23].
• Akwaeke Emezi's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book^[24].
• Akwaeke Emezi's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[25].
• Akwaeke Emezi's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Nigerian Pidgin^[26].
• Akwaeke Emezi's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ig', 'text': 'Akwaeze Emezi'}^[27].

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Origins and Family

Akwaeke Emezi was born in Umuahia^[2]. They was born on +1987-06-06T00:00:00Z^[3]. Native languages include Igbo^[9] and Tamil^[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[4], artist^[5], and video artist^[6]. Fields of work include literary activity^[11]; young adult literature^[12], a sub-set of literature^[28]; visual arts^[13], a type of arts^[29]; performance artwork^[14]; and digital art^[15], an art genre^[30].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Akwaeke Emezi is Freshwater^[16].

Recognition

Awards received include Otherwise Award^[17], a literary award^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1991^[33] and Nommo Novel Award^[18], a class of award^[34].

Why It Matters

Akwaeke Emezi ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (364 views/month, #7,049 of 1,000,298).^[7] They has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35]

Works attributed to them include Freshwater^[36], a literary work^[37], written by them^[38] and The Death of Vivek Oji^[39], a literary work^[40], written by them^[41].

FAQs

Where was Akwaeke Emezi born?

Akwaeke Emezi was born in Umuahia^[2].

What did Akwaeke Emezi do for work?

Akwaeke Emezi worked as writer^[4], artist^[5], and video artist^[6].

What awards did Akwaeke Emezi receive?

Honors received include Otherwise Award^[17] and Nommo Novel Award^[18].