A novel. Coming in May, 2026
Pre-order from W. W. Norton (North America)
Also coming from Masobe Books (Nigeria)
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About One Leg on Earth:
A fearless work of fiction in the lineage of Toni Morrison’s Sula. ‘Pemi Aguda writes beautifully about the ways realities can break and why sometimes they should be shattered.
Megan Giddings, author of Meet Me at the Crossroads
A portrait of a woman, a city, and a shared moment in time, and a story about how it feels when the changes in life are intertwined with bigger, scarier changes in the world outside. One Leg on Earth gripped me from the first page.
Ramona Ausubel, author of The Last Animal
Breathtaking! … Deliciously suspenseful and immensely human One Leg on Earth caught me in its wave and I happily, greedily, tumbled along.
Gerardo Sámano Córdova, author of Monstrillo
“‘Pemi Aguda, a finalist for the National Book Award, deftly entwines the anxieties of parenting with speculative elements, setting her story in a nation still stained by colonialism.” One of TIME’s most anticipated books of 2026.
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