Chimamanda Ngoi Adichie
2009; Anchor Books, Random House
Nigerian American woman
12 short stories
I purchased a paperback copy of the book
"Cell One"
p. 3 - p. 21
read Sat. 1/14/17
Adichie put me in Nigeria immediately. I instantly knew the four characters in the story, the teller, her brother, Nnamabia, and her two parents. When Nnamabia is thrown into jail because he stayed out past curfew and was with cult (gang) members in a bar, the family drive to visit him every day. His cockiness slowly ebbs and his humanity shines through as he witnesses humiliations to a 70-year old man. The abrupt ending put me off a bit. I wanted more. Good story.
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