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'Pemi Aguda

’Pemi Aguda is the author of One Leg on Earth and Ghostroots, a finalist for the National Book Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and the PEN/Faulkner Award. Trained as an architect in Lagos, Nigeria, she lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

'Pemi Aguda

’Pemi Aguda is the author of One Leg on Earth and Ghostroots, a finalist for the National Book Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and the PEN/Faulkner Award. Trained as an architect in Lagos, Nigeria, she lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Awards

Shortlisted — PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, 2025

Shortlisted — NYPL Young Lions Fiction Award, 2025

Shortlisted — National Book Award, 2024

Shortlisted — Los Angeles Times Book Prize, 2024

Books by 'Pemi Aguda