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Literary Fiction · 2021 · G

Notes on Grief

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

After her father died suddenly — Adichie's intimate essay on losing a parent.

From the globally acclaimed, best-selling novelist and author of We Should All Be Feminists, a timely and deeply personal account of the loss of her father: “With raw eloquence, Notes on Grief … captures the bewildering messiness of loss in a society that requires serenity, when you’d rather just scream. Grief is impolite ... Adichie’s words put welcome, authentic voice to this most universal of emotions, which is also one of the most universally avoided” (The Washington Post). Notes on Grief is an exquisite work of meditation, remembrance, and hope, written in the wake of Chimamanda Ngozi Adi

ForAll agesGenreLiterary FictionLength80 pagesRead time~2 hours

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Violence

None

No violence; grief at the loss of a parent

Language

None

No profanity

Sexual Content

None

No sexual content

Substance Use

None

No substance use

Emotional Intensity

Barely any

Themes of grief, family, and how loss reshapes us

What this book is about

Adichie's 2021 essay about the sudden death of her father during COVID-19. Entirely clean and deeply human. Appropriate for all ages.

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