A tender and deeply moving debut about queer identity, boyhood and belonging. Join rising star in literary fiction, Chukwuebuka Ibeh, in conversation with author and lecturer Okechukwu Nzelu to mark the release of his debut novel, Blessings.

When Obiefuna's father witnesses an intimate moment between his teenage son and the family's apprentice, newly arrived from the nearby village, he banishes Obiefuna to a Christian boarding school marked by strict hierarchy and routine, devastating violence. Utterly alienated from the people he loves, Obiefuna begins a journey of self-discovery and blossoming desire, while his mother Uzoamaka grapples to hold onto her favourite son, her truest friend.

Blessings is an elegant and exquisitely moving story of love and loneliness. For this special Fane Online event, Okechukwu and Chukwuebuka discuss how we can live freely when politics reaches into our hearts, lives and spreads deep into our consciousness.

A Night In with Chukwuebuka Ibeh was originally broadcast on Thu 22 Feb.

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