Algo alrededor de tu cuello / The Thing Around Your Neck

from simora

I love this author! This is a great collection of short stories, portraying Nigerian characters in their conflict with Western culture. Adichie has a beautiful fresh and sharp writing style, keeping you interested. Great books for anyone who is an immigrant or is interested in immigrant's issues ...

from yosbooks

A masterful storyteller. Her descriptions of Africa are very vivid - I could close my eyes and imagine being right there. The sense of deep emotions were present in many stories even though the subject matter differed widely. I loved the sense of bewilderment and misunderstanding she created in s...

from rmostman

I enjoyed this short story collection almost as much as Half of a Yellow Sun. In most of the stories, it's about Nigerian-Americans, each told with a fresh perspective and about a different subject-matter. Stories range from the "cults" (gangs) in Nigeria to infidelity in America. Adichie doesn't...

from Jayeless

This is a collection of 12 short stories which, in general, cover the same kinds of themes - being an immigrant in America, being an Igbo academic, being an Igbo writer, facing war and persecution in Nigeria, having to reclaim your identity and history from white colonisers. These are essentially...

from cat-ballou

I heard the title story of this collection on NPR's "Selected Shorts" podcast, and the actor who read it was amazing. Just wonderful. The drawback to this is that once you've had a story read aloud to you, it's not going to be as amazing or wonderful when you read it to yourself. Still, short sto...