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Imitation
‘Imitation’ is a story about Nkem, a Nigerian woman living in an affluent Philadelphia suburb, whose husband remains in Nigeria most of the year, visiting only occasionally. Nkem's life is defined by...
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The Headstrong Historian
'The Headstrong Historian' is the final story in the collection, The Thing Around Your Neck, and it deals with many of the issues and themes that have been important in the preceding stories. It is not...
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A Private Experience
'A Private Experience' depicts an encounter between two women - a Christian Igbo woman and a Muslim Hausa woman - who seek refuge in an abandoned shop during a violent riot in Kano, Nigeria. The story...
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The Thing Around Your Neck
The title story from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's short story collection, The Thing Around Your Neck, follows a young Nigerian woman, Akunna, who moves to the United States and grapples with the complexities...
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Jumping Monkey Hill
'Jumping Monkey Hill' follows the journey of Ujunwa, a young Nigerian woman who attends a writers' workshop at Jumping Monkey Hill, a resort in South Africa. The workshop is facilitated by a well-known...
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Cell One
’Cell One’ is the first story in the Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's short story collection The Thing Around Your Neck. ‘Cell One’ is told from the perspective of a young Nigerian girl whose brother gets arrested...
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The Thing Around Your Neck: Introduction Free
Welcome to this unit of study on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's short story collection The Thing Around Your Neck. Adichie is on the Prescribed Reading List (PRL), and this is a beautifully written and powerful...
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In Cold Blood: After Reading - Higher Level (HL) Essay Ideas
Almost certainly, you will have heard of a literary genre called ‘true crime’. Truman Capote’s 1966 non-fiction novel, In Cold Blood is one of the earliest examples of the genre and, many think, one of...
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In Cold Blood: After Reading - Concluding Quiz
Almost certainly, you will have heard of a literary genre called ‘true crime’. Truman Capote’s 1966 non-fiction novel, In Cold Blood is one of the earliest examples of the genre and, many think, one of...
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In Cold Blood: While Reading – The Corner
Almost certainly, you will have heard of a literary genre called ‘true crime’. Truman Capote’s 1966 non-fiction novel, In Cold Blood is one of the earliest examples of the genre and, many think, one of...