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Akwaeke Emezi, marubuciyar ce mai almara ce ta Najeriya kuma mai yin bidiyo, wancce aka fi sani da novels Freshwater, Pet , da kuma littafinsu na New York Times</i> bestselling novel The Death of Vivek Oji.[1] Emezi marubuciya ce na gama-gari wacce ke rubuta almara, soyayya, memoirs da wakoki ga matasa manya da manya masu yawancin jigogi na LGBT.[2] Ayyukansu sun ba su lambar yabo da yawa da nadi ciki har da Kyautar In ba haka ba da Kyautar Gajerun Labarai na Commonwealth. A cikin shekarar 2021, Lokaci ta nuna su azaman Jagoran Ƙira na gaba.[3]
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Haihuwa | Umuahia, 6 ga Yuni, 1987 (37 shekaru) |
ƙasa | Najeriya |
Harshen uwa | Harshen Ibo |
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Turanci Pidgin na Najeriya |
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Sana'a | marubuci da Masu kirkira |
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An haifi Akwaeke Emezi a Umuahia a cikin shekara ta alif ɗari tara 1987 mahaifinsa dan kabilar Ibo dan Najeriya, kuma uwarta wacce diya ce ga bakin haure 'yan kasar Sri Lanka da ke zaune a Malaysia, Emezi ta girma a Aba.[4] Emezi ta fara karanta litattafai masu ban sha'awa kuma tare da 'yar'uwarsu Yagazie sun yi amfani da labarun labarai don guje wa tarzoma, mulkin kama-karya, da gaskiya mai haɗari na yarinta.[5] Emezi ta kasance “mai son karatu” tun suna yara kuma sun fara rubuta gajerun labarai tun suna da shekara biyar.[6]
Emezi ta ƙaura zuwa Appalachia, Amurka lokacin da suke 'yan shekara 16 don halartar koleji kuma sun sami rabuwar halinsu na farko.[7] Bayan karatun koleji, sun shiga makarantar likitan dabbobi kuma sun daina kafin su sami MPA daga Jami'ar New York. Emezi ta fara wani ɗan gajeren lokaci na na jima'i wanda ba a san su ba da kuma shafin yanar gizo na gashin gashi wanda ya ba su ƙarancin fahimta. [8] A cikin 2014, sun shiga shirin MFA na rubuce-rubucen ƙirƙira a Syracuse inda suka fara daftarin littafinsu na farko Freshwater bayan sun halarci taron bitar rubuce-rubucen Najeriya a Legas. [8]
Littafin novel na farko na Emezi Freshwater ya ba da labarin cikakken ɗan adam na jarumin, Ada, wanda shi ne ogbanje (mugun ruhun Igbo). Emezi ta binciko ruhi da jinsin al'adun kabilar Ibo tare da na gine-ginen yammacin duniya kuma ta gayyaci masu sauraronsu su yi tunani mai zurfi game da wannan ruhi/jiki.[9]
Freshwater ya sami yabo mai mahimmanci kuma an yi shi da yawa don manyan lambobin yabo. An kuma amince da Emezi a matsayin 2018 National Book Foundation "5 Under 35" mai girma.
A cikin shekarar 2019, an zaɓi Freshwater a Kyautar Mata don Fiction-karo na farko da aka zaɓi marubucin transgender wanda ba na binary ba don kyautar.[10] Alkaliyar kyautar mata Farfesa Kate Williams ta ce kwamitin bai san Emezi ba ba a lokacin da aka zabi littafin ba, amma ta ce Emezi ta yi farin ciki da zaben. Wani mai sharhi wanda ba na binary ba Vic Parsons ya rubuta cewa nadin ya haifar da tambayoyi marasa dadi, yana tambaya: "Shin ba za a sanya mawallafin da ba na binary ba wanda aka sanya namiji a lokacin haihuwa? Ina shakku sosai." Bayan nadin, an sanar da cewa Amintacciyar Kyautar Mata tana aiki akan sabbin ka'idoji don masu canza jinsi, waɗanda ba na binary ba, da mawallafin jinsi. Kyautar Mata daga baya ta nemi Emezi's "jima'i kamar yadda doka ta ayyana" lokacin gabatar da Mutuwar Vivek Oji don haɗawa, kuma Emezi ta zaɓi ya janye, yana kiran buƙatun transphobic kuma musamman keɓance ga mata masu canzawa.[11]
Littafin novel na biyu na Emezi kuma farkon matashin novel Pet, wanda aka saki a ranar 10 ga watan Satumban 2019, game da wani matashi mai canza jinsi mai suna Jam yana rayuwa a cikin duniyar da manya suka ƙi amincewa da wanzuwar dodanni. An fitar da Bitter prequel a cikin Fabrairu 2022. [12]
Emezi ta sanya hannu kan yarjejeniyar littafi biyu tare da Littattafan Riverhead. Na farko, Mutuwar Vivek Oji, ta fito a ranar 4 ga Agusta 2020 kuma shine mafi kyawun siyarwar "mweA"New York Times. Na biyu memoir ne mai suna Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir.[13]
Tarin waqoqin farko na Emezi Gargaɗi na Abun ciki: An buga komai a cikin watan Afrilu 2022.
A cikin watan Afrilun 2021, Deadline Hollywood ta ba da sanarwar cewa Amazon Studios sun sami 'yancin daidaita littafin soyayyar su mai zuwa Ka yi wawa ta Mutuwa tare da kyawun ku zuwa fim ɗin fasali. An saya shi a cikin babban yarjejeniyar adadi shida wanda Deadline ya kira yarjejeniyar littafi mafi girma na shekara zuwa yanzu. Michael B. Jordan 's Outlier Society zai haɓaka shi tare da Elizabeth Raposo. Emezi zai yi aiki a matsayin babban furodusa. [14]
Emezi zata rubuta kuma zartarwa ya samar da karbuwar jerin shirye-shiryen TV na littafin su Freshwater don FX tare da Tamara P. Carter. Za a samar da shi ta FX Productions tare da Kevin Wandell da Lindsey Donahue.[15]
Emezi ta bayyana azaman transgender mara binary. Suna amfani da karin magana su/su/nasu. Suna fuskantar yawa kuma suna ɗaukar kansu a matsayin oganje . [16] Sun rubuta game da kwarewarsu na yin tiyatar tabbatar da jinsi.
Kwanan wata | Kyauta | Rukuni | Bayanan kula | Ref. |
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2017 | Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice | style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Lashewa | ||
Kyautar Gajeren Labari na Commonwealth | style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Lashewa | |||
2019 | Kyautar Nommo | style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Lashewa | ||
In ba haka ba Kyauta | style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Lashewa | |||
2020 | Muna Bukatar Littattafai Daban-daban | style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Lashewa | ||
2021 | Kyautar Nommo | style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Lashewa | ||
2018 | Cibiyar Fiction Na Farko Novel Prize | style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Ayyanawa | ||
2019 | Kyautar Adabin Aspen Words | style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Ayyanawa | ||
Kyautar PEN/Hemingway | style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Ayyanawa | |||
Kyautar Kyautar Carnegie | style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Ayyanawa | |||
Laburaren Jama'a na Brooklyn | style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Ayyanawa | |||
2019 | Kyautar Almarar Zakin Matasa | style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Ayyanawa | ||
Kyautar Littafin Kasa don Adabin Matasa | style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Ayyanawa | |||
Kyautar Mata ta Fiction | style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Ayyanawa | |||
2021 | Dylan Thomas Prize | style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Ayyanawa | ||
Walter Dean Myers Award | style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Ayyanawa |