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Tag: West African

July 31, 2025 by Edith Campbell

review: Somadina

Emezi is such a superb storyteller that regardless of the cultural center from which they write, their narrative will hit home with readers. They don’t waste time laying out the intricacies of world-building, you’re there, so keep up! And you do.

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