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| Author | Uzodinma Iweala |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | John Murray |
Publication date | 2018 |
| Publication place | Nigeria |
Speak No Evil is a 2018 novel by Nigerian American writer Uzodinma Iweala.[1][2]
In his second novel, Iweala explores the intersections of race, class, gender, sexuality, nationality and the diaspora through the story of Niru, a Nigerian-American high-school senior living in a middle-class suburb of Washington, D.C., who comes out as gay to his white straight friend Meredith. The first two thirds of the book are narrated by Niru while the last third is narrated by Meredith. Niru must learn how to negotiate his many identities: being a Black man in America, being the child of Nigerian immigrants, coming from a middle-class background, as well as being gay. Niru is forced to confront the many ways in which he is privileged, as well as disenfranchised. Iweala also interweaves themes of religion, cultural dislocation, mental health, police brutality, and more, all of which further add to and further complicate Niru's life and identities.
- ^ Garner, Dwight (March 5, 2018). "A Young Man of Strict Nigerian-American Parents Comes of Age While Coming Out". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- ^ Nwakanma, Obi (November 16, 2018), "Uzodinma Iweala, Speak No Evil", ALT 36: Queer Theory in Filmand Fiction, Boydell and Brewer Limited, pp. 274–281, doi:10.1017/9781787443730.027, ISBN 9781787443730, S2CID 216828166, retrieved August 22, 2021