Ranked #7 in African, Ranked #20 in Africa — see more rankings.
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John Kampfner This is an extremely evocative book. Chimamanda, a young Nigerian author who has spent some time in America and some time in England, did a previous novel on the Biafran war. But this is a beautiful set of short stories on what it is like for young immigrants to experience democracy, warts and all, for the first time, and to negotiate these new freedoms. It’s a very personalised journey through free expression, through greater religious tolerance, through sexual freedom and exploitation, through the minimum wage and economic exploitation. It’s a journey through the various isms rather than... (Source)
Rankings by Category
The Thing Around Your Neck is ranked in the following categories:
- #91 in Australian
- #93 in Black Author
- #24 in Short Stories