You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

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Chapters 1-6

Chapters 7-12

Chapters 13-18

Chapters 19-23

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You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty is a journey of healing for Feyi. What does the novel suggest about what constitutes true healing when it comes to grief?

All the artists and musicians referenced in the novel are real. Pick one you are not familiar with and research their work. Consider why Feyi might find this creator influential to her own artistic journey.

The idea of working with blood is one that Akwaeke Emezi herself embraces in her own art as a reference to rituals that existed before colonization. How does Feyi use it differently, and what are some other things blood might symbolize for Feyi in this text?