AKWAEKE
LITTLE ROT
“A masterwork…mesmerizing…We come away troubled, unsettled — and in some subtle way changed.”– The New York Times
“The perfect steamy read for those hot summer nights.” – People
"Emezi is renowned for their haunting and magnificent prose, and Little Rot is no different..a master at blending the mystical with the everyday." – Glamour
"A dizzying, harrowing and entertaining journey" – Guardian
One weekend. The elite underbelly of a Nigerian city. A party that goes awry.
A tangled web of sex and lies and corruption that leaves no one unscathed.
Aima and Kalu are a longtime couple who have just split. When Kalu, reeling from the
breakup, visits an exclusive sex party hosted by his best friend, Ahmed, he makes a
decision that will plunge them all into chaos, brutally and suddenly upending their lives.
Ola and Souraya, two Nigerian sex workers visiting from Kuala Lumpur, collide into the
scene just as everything goes to hell. Sucked into the city’s corrupt and glittering
underworld, they’re all looking for a way out, fueled by a desperate need to escape the
dangerous threat that looms over them.