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'Pemi Aguda

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in Lagos, Nigeria

November 20, 1990

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Pemi Aguda is a Nigerian writer known for her short stories and debut collection Ghostroots (2024). Her work often explores complex themes surrounding motherhood, identity, and the supernatural. Ghostroots, which includes previously published stories such as "Breastmilk" and "The Hollow", was a finalist for the 2024 National Book Award for Fiction and received critical acclaim for its unifying themes and narrative cohesion.

Aguda's stories have been widely recognized, earning multiple accolades, including an O'Henry Award in 2022 for "Breastmilk" and again in 2023 for "The Hollow". Additionally, "Breastmilk" was shortlisted for the 2024 Caine Prize for African Writing. Her forthcoming novel, The Suicide Mothers, which won the 2020 Deborah Ro ...more

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Average rating: 3.98 · 3,489 ratings · 745 reviews · 14 distinct works • Similar authors

	Ghostroots: Stories really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,039 ratings — published 2024 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Some of the Best of Tor.com 2021 by Ellen Datlow (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ruoxi Chen (Editor), 'Pemi Aguda 3.85 avg rating — 219 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Masquerade Season 3.93 avg rating — 194 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Year’s Best African Speculative Fiction (2021) by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Somto O. Ihezue, 'Pemi Aguda 4.02 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Come Join Us by the Fire Season 2 by Cassandra Khaw (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Sarah Langan (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Shaun Hamill (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.59 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Things Boys Do by 'Pemi Aguda, J.D. Jackson (Narrator) 3.39 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2020	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Caterer, Caterer 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Manifest 3.43 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Help Jimi Help Himself really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Leg on Earth 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“If I die, or if I go away. What’s the difference?” She pushed until I made space for her to lie beside me. “You’ll be alive,” she said. “It’ll be different for you.” I remained quiet. I couldn’t hope, but I could let her.”
― 'Pemi Aguda, Ghostroots: Stories

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“And others say, “Night market? God forbid! I hear it’s spirits that buy from night market. Abi, are you a spirit?” Salewa looks down at her calloused hands, her ashy skin, her clothes heavy with dried sweat. No, she doesn’t think she is a spirit. But how is a spirit different from an unrecognized body, a body with no connections, nothing tethering it?”
― Pemi Aguda, Ghostroots: Stories

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“She thought it was a little sad, a little naïve, how he wore his excitement on his face, in front of teenagers who saw any kind of earnestness as weakness.”
― 'Pemi Aguda, Ghostroots: Stories

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