Death of the Author

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Preorder now to secure the stunning DELUXE LIMITED EDITION, featuring a unique alternate cover, beautiful sprayed edges, and exclusive endpapers—available only in a limited first print run. This exhilarating tale by bestselling author Nnedi Okorafor follows a disabled Nigerian American woman who writes a successful Sci-Fi novel. As her fame escalates, she finds herself losing control of her narrative in a poignant exploration of art, love, identity, and humanity. Zelu, feeling like an outcast in her Nigerian family, faces a turning point when she is fired from her university job during her sister's extravagant wedding and experiences yet another rejection from a publisher. In response, she decides to write for herself, producing a far-future epic titled Rusted Robots, where androids and AI battle in the remnants of human civilization. Sharing her unconventional novel thrusts Zelu into literary stardom, but it also threatens to undermine her original vision. Spanning from Chicago to Lagos and beyond, Zelu's journey intertwines with her creation, blurring the lines between author and narrative. This metafictional masterpiece combines sharp commentary with heartfelt storytelling, offering a funny, poignant, and thought-provoking tale about a woman risking everything to be heard and the transformative power of storytelling.