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Name: The Thing Around Your Neck
Rating: 4 (6 reviews)
Author: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

📘 The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The Thing Around Your Neck is a collection of twelve short stories that follow Nigerian characters in Nigeria and the United States. The tales examine personal relationships, such as marriage and parenthood, as well as the cultural collision between Nigeria and America. Adichie’s stories reveal the inner lives of her characters and the challenges they face in navigating new environments and confronting personal truths.

First publish date: 2009

Genre: General Fiction/Short Stories

Authors: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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