'Akwaeke Emezi is a major talent.' NoViolet Bulawayo


The devastatingly decadent new novel from the agenda-setting, bestselling author.

FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF YOU MADE A FOOL OF DEATH WITH YOUR BEAUTY

'Fun, sexy, dangerous.' NANA KWAME ADJEI-BRENYAH
'A must-read.' GLAMOUR
'Addictive.' iNEWS
'Poetic, scorchingly graphic.' GUARDIAN
'Thrilling.' PEOPLE MAGAZINE

Reeling with grief from their recent breakup, Kalu and Aima are drawn into separate nights of decadence in the heart of New Lagos: a city teeming with traffic, polluted air and cracked faith.

Tonight, the pair are desperate to forget about their troubles. But when Kalu visits an exclusive sex party hosted by his best friend, Ahmed, he makes a decision that plunges the couple and their friends into the city's corrupt and glittering underworld.

Details

ISBN13: 9780571382828
Format: Paperback / softback
Number of Pages: 288
Edition: Main
Publication Date: 17 Jun 2025
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication City, Country: London, United Kingdom
Dimensions (cm): 19.8(H)x12.9(L)
Weight (gm):

Author Biography

Akwaeke Emezi (they/them) is the author of the bestselling novel You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty; New York Times bestseller The Death of Vivek Oji, which was longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize; Pet, a finalist for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature; and Freshwater, which was named a New York Times Notable Book, longlisted for both the Wellcome Book Prize and the Women's Prize for Fiction and shortlisted for the PEN/Hemingway Award, the New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award, the Lambda Literary Award, and the Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize. Selected as a 5 Under 35 honoree by the National Book Foundation, they are based in liminal spaces.

Reviews

'With an almost surreal narrative confronting societal decay and personal rebirth, Emezi's signature lyricism and profound character insights are on full display . . . Little Rot further cements Emezi's place as a master of blending the mystical with the everyday.', Glamour

'A sort of fun, sexy, dangerous, dark thriller about corruption, told with beautiful style and a literary eye.', Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Readers love Little Rot:
'IMMERSIVE . . . It forces you to ask, when push comes to shove how righteous are you really?' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'This has got to be the best book I have read in a very long time.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Akwaeke never disappoints. . . I enjoyed every page of it!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I could not put this down.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I've really no words for Emezi's genius. Their stories devour you, consume you, drawing you in completely.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐