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The Thing Around Your Neck

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
RM31.00 MYR
Cover of The Thing Around Your Neck
Cover of The Thing Around Your Neck

Evocative tales bridging Nigeria with the West.

If you're drawn to stories that humanize the complexities of cultural collisions, "The Thing Around Your Neck" might resonate deeply with you. Adichie's masterful storytelling weaves narratives that are as poignant as they are enlightening, exploring the intimate impacts of larger societal dynamics. Each story serves as a window into the soul-stirring experiences of individuals navigating the spaces between countries and cultures. These tales are bound to leave a lasting impression, challenging assumptions while tugging at the heartstrings.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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The Thing Around Your Neck

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
RM31.00 MYR
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ISBN: 9780007306213
Author: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Description

From the Orange Prize-winning author of 'Half of a Yellow Sun' come twelve dazzling stories that turn a penetrating eye on the ties that bind men and women, parents and children, Nigeria and the West.


In 'A Private Experience', a medical student hides from a violent riot with a poor Muslim woman whose dignity and faith force her to confront the realities and fears she's been pushing away.


In 'Tomorrow Is Too Far', a woman unlocks the devastating secret that surrounds her brother's death.


The young mother at the centre of 'Imitation' finds her comfortable life threatened when she learns that her husband back in Lagos has moved his mistress into their home.


And the title story depicts the choking loneliness of a Nigerian girl who moves to an America that turns out to be nothing like the country she expected; though falling in love brings her desires nearly within reach, a death in her homeland forces her to re-examine them.


Searing and profound, suffused with beauty, sorrow and longing, this collection is a resounding confirmation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's prodigious storytelling powers.


Author: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 300
Publisher: Harpercollins s
Publication Date: 01 Oct 2009
 

Evocative tales bridging Nigeria with the West.

If you're drawn to stories that humanize the complexities of cultural collisions, "The Thing Around Your Neck" might resonate deeply with you. Adichie's masterful storytelling weaves narratives that are as poignant as they are enlightening, exploring the intimate impacts of larger societal dynamics. Each story serves as a window into the soul-stirring experiences of individuals navigating the spaces between countries and cultures. These tales are bound to leave a lasting impression, challenging assumptions while tugging at the heartstrings.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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