Boynunun Etrafındaki Şey

National Book Critics Circle award-winning Nigerian author Adichie, whose novel Amerikana was previously published, this time greets readers with a collection of stories. Focusing on meticulously drawn characters, these stories examine the ties that bind men and women, parents and children, those in exile and those left behind. While they are unabashed and utterly realistic, the stories display an extraordinary sensitivity and beauty, and shed light on the deep frustration that comes with the experience of being in exile and homeless, and the struggle of “ordinary” people to overcome cultural differences and regain love.

In these stories set in America and Nigeria, the questions about belonging and loyalty multiply… Most of the characters grew up in Nigeria and immigrated to America, but here they experience homelessness and fall into danger and confusion. Rather than being cosmopolitan members of a global world, they are caught between two continents, pushed to the edge of two cultures in flux. The strongest stories in this work tell of complex, conflicted characters, many of whom are in mortal danger… Adichie proves adept at revealing the volatility of political circumstances, the “bitter” and “harsh” realities of history, yet the tenderness and kindness of the hearts of the perpetrators.

- Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

(From the Introduction Bulletin)

Pulp Type : 2. Dough

Number of Pages : 240

Dimensions : 12.5 x 19.5

First Printing Year : 2019

Number of Prints : 1st Edition