![]() It was the most anticipated book of 2022 by multiple media outlets including Vogue, Thrillist, Essence, The Washington Post and Vulture. ![]() The book received generally positive critical acclaim and reception. ![]() Feyi's art in the novel is also based on Emezi's experience as a visual artist. They deviated from the normal heterosexual romance trope and explore made it a queer romance with the main characters Feyi and Alim being bisexual and Joy, who is a lesbian. Also, Emezi wrote the novel to have a queer gaze and also feature a supportive queer friendship. While writing the novel, they did not want it to fall under the regular trope of romance novels and instead made it an illicit love triangle. ![]() Emezi pulled the title of the book from the song lyrics after trying different alternatives name for the novel which they felt didn't fit. ![]() The novel is Emezi's first romance novel and they stated that the novel was partly inspired by the Florence + the Machine song "Hunger". It is Emezi's first romance novel, third adult novel and it follows Feyi Adekola, a Nigerian American visual artist as she heals from the trauma of widowhood and finds new love. You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty is a 2022 romance novel by Nigerian writer Akwaeke Emezi. ![]()
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