The Death of Vivek Oji

Ọnwụ Vivek Oji bụ akwụkwọ akụkọ nke onye edemede Naijiria bụ Akwaeke Emezi dere. E bipụtara ya na Ọgọst 2020 site na Riverhead Books. Akwụkwọ akụkọ ahụ na-akọ akụkọ ndụ na ọnwụ nke onye a kacha nụ aha ya n'akwụkwọ ahụ bụ Vivek Oji. Ọ bụ akwụkwọ akụkọ okenye nke abụọ Emezi dere ka o dechara Freshwater. Akwụkwọ ahụ nwetara nlebara anya dị egwu ma bụrụ akwụkwọ a kacha ree n'ahịa ozugbo dịka New York Times si kwuo.<i id="mwEg">New York Times</i>

 Atụmatụ 
Otu nwoke Naijiria aha ya bụ Chika lụrụ onye India kwagara mba ọzọ, Kavita. Ha nwere otu nwa nwoke, Vivek Oji, onye amụrụ n'ụbọchị nne nne ya Ahunna nwụrụ. Vivek nwere akara ọmụmụ n'ikiri ụkwụ ya nke kwekọrọ na akara n'ụkwụ Ahunna. N'otu ụbọchị ahụ ọgba aghara bibiri ahịa dị n'ógbè ahụ, Kavita chọtara ozu Vivek gba ọtọ e ji ákwà kpuchie ya ma debe ya n'ọnụ ụzọ ya; akụkọ ahụ na-enyocha afọ ndụ Vivek na ọnwụ ya n'akụkọ na-abụghị ahịrị. Mmụọ Vivek na-ekwu okwu mgbe ụfọdụ banyere akụkọ ahụ.

Vivek na nwa nwanne nne ya Osita tolitere. Dị ka onye nọ n'afọ iri na ụma, ọ malitere inwe nkwụsị ọkụ. Nne na nna Osita Mary na Ekene (nwanne Chika) nwere alụmdi na nwunye na-enweghị obi ụtọ. Osita na-anọkarị n'ụlọ Vivek. Mgbe e jidere Vivek na-eto eto na-ekiri Osita na enyi ya nwanyị Elizabeth na-enwe mmekọahụ, ụmụ nwoke ahụ na-ese okwu. Osita anaghị agwa Vivek okwu ruo ọtụtụ afọ.

Dị ka onye toro eto, ndị mụrụ Vivek wepụrụ ya na mahadum. Vivek etolitela ntutu isi ya, nke na-eme ka obodo ha na-agbaso omenala na-awụ akpata oyi n'ahụ. A na-eti Vivek ihe n'oge a na-anwa ịchụpụ mmụọ ọjọọ na chọọchị Mary. Nke a na-emebi mmekọrịta dị n'etiti ndị nne na nna Vivek na ezinụlọ ha.

Vivek na-etolite na ụmụ nwanyị nke Nigerwives; ndị a bụ ụmụ nwanyị si mba ọzọ dị ka Kavita lụrụ di ndị Naijiria. Ndị enyi a gụnyere Elizabeth na Juju, n'etiti ndị ọzọ. N'agbanyeghị na nne na nna ha na-agbaso omenala, ụmụ nke Nigerwives nwere àgwà rụrụ arụ maka mmekọrịta na mmekọahụ. Osita na Vivek nwere mmekọahụ. Juju na Elizabeth na-eme mkpapụ na nzuzo. Mgbe Vivek nwụsịrị, Kavita malitere ịgba ụmụ agbọghọ ahụ ajụjụ ọnụ, na-ekwere na ha nwere ike inye ozi gbasara ihe merenụ. Ụmụ nwanyị na Osita na mbụ na-ekwu na ha amaghị ihe gburu Vivek, mana ha mechara tie vootu ịgwa Kavita eziokwu. N'abalị ahụ, Osita na Juju nwere mmekọahụ ka mmụọ Vivek ji nkwenye na-ele anya.

Ndị enyi Vivek na-enye Kavita envelopu juputara na foto, na-ekpughe na Vivek nwere mmasị na etemeete na iyi uwe. Vivek ji ma “ya” na “she” nnochiaha, mgbe ụfọdụ na-egosi njirimara nwanyị a na-akpọ Nnemdi. Ụmụ agbọghọ ahụ gwara Kavita na ọ ga-abụ na e gburu Vivek n'oge ọgba aghara ahụ mgbe mmadụ matara ya. Obi gbawara Kavita na Chika ịhụ na Vivek atụkwasịghị ha obi. Kavita na-edobe foto ndị ahụ na ọba n'okpuru akwa ya wee rịọ Chika ka ọ dochie isi okwute Vivek.

Osita gara n'ili Vivek. Osita huru Nnemdi ka ọgbaghara na-amalite. Ọ gbalịrị ime ka o kweta na ọ dịghị mma nakwa na ọ ga-alaghachi n'ụlọ Juju. Osita were jide ya; ka ọ na-apụ, ọ sụrụ ngọngọ wee tie isi ya n'akụkụ ụzọ. N'ụjọ, Osita wepụrụ uwe Nnemdi ma hapụ ya n'ọnụ ụzọ Kavita. Osita na-eli uwe na akwụkwọ Nnemdi.

Okwu mmụọ Nnemdi sitere na ndụ mgbe a nwụsịrị. Nkume ili a na-agụ ugbu a "Vivek Nnemdi Oji, Nwa m hụrụ n'anya". Nnemdi agbagharala Osita wee chere ịlọ ụwa.

 Isiokwu 
Akwụkwọ akụkọ ahụ na-ekwu maka njirimara onwe onye nke onye a na-akpọ Vivek na-eche ihu ka ọ na-anabata njirimara ya na okike ya ma kwenyere na ọ ga-enwere onwe ya ịbụ onye ọ bụ na ihe ọ chọrọ n'enweghị nsogbu site n'aka ndị ọzọ.

Akwụkwọ akụkọ ahụ na-enyocha echiche nke ndina ụdị onwe na Naịjirịa n'ihi na ọ bụ mpụ na ihere metụtara ya. Ọ na-ekwukwa banyere ndị na-eme enyi nwoke na-eme onwe ha na nzuzo na-atụ egwu ịpụta ma na-abịabịbeghị na mmekọahụ ha.

 Nnabata 
Akwụkwọ ahụ nwetara nnabata dị mma n'ozuzu ya na ọtụtụ ụlọ ọrụ mgbasa ozi gụnyere The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, USA Today, na-eto Emezi maka ihe okike.  

Ọ bụ akwụkwọ kacha ere ahịa na New York Times ozugbo. N'ime nyocha dị mma, Los Angeles Times kpọrọ ya "akwụkwọ dị mkpụmkpụ nke nwere ahụmịhe dịgasị iche iche dị ka saga ọ bụla". The New York Times Book Review kpọrọ akwụkwọ akụkọ ahụ "[A] akụkọ na-adọrọ mmasị, nke na-ebibi ihe ... Ihe mgbagwoju anya nke e ji asụsụ mara mma kpuchie, na-ewelite ajụjụ banyere njirimara na iguzosi ike n'ihe nke na-enweghị azịza dịka ha dị mkpa. "

Nnyocha kpakpando nke Kirkus Reviews kpọrọ ya "E dere ya nke ọma ma na-emetụta ya nke ukwuu".

 Ihe nrite 
E depụtara Ọnwụ Vivek Oji maka Aspen Words Literary Prize nke 2021. Akwụkwọ akụkọ ahụ meriri 2021 Nommo Award maka akwụkwọ akụkọ kachasị mma. 
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