The Thing Around Your Neck

Name: The Thing Around Your Neck
Author: Ngozi Adichie

by Ngozi Adichie

Short story collection exploring love, identity, and belonging across Nigerian and African lives

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Ngozi Adichie

Nigerian novelist and essayist whose work explores gender, race, and identity with clarity and conviction. Purple Hibiscus, Half of a Yellow Sun, and Americanah have made her one of the most globally influential writers of her generation.

More by Ngozi Adichie

Purple HibiscusNigerian teenager navigates family trauma and religious extremism in her father's household
Half of a Yellow SunNigerian-Biafran War's impact on love and family across multiple perspectives and time
AmericanahNigerian woman in America grapples with race, sexuality, and immigrant assimilation
We Should All Be FeministsFeminist essay arguing women's equality while examining gender roles and expectations