Adichie writes she "came undone" when she learned of her dad's death. Her new book is a charged account of his passing — and also a narrative of mourning in the time of pandemic. This is FRESH AIR. In ...

“I am writing about my father in the past tense, and I cannot believe I am writing about my father in the past tense.” Perhaps the defining line of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s elegantly spare “Notes on ...

The lament, a lyrical outpouring of sorrow, is one of the oldest and most universal art forms, with The Lament for Sumer and Ur dating back 4,000 years to ancient Sumer. In Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's ...

In the realm of literary brilliance, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie stands tall as an influential voice, captivating readers with her exceptional storytelling and profound narratives. Once again, she has ...

CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE, AUTHOR,”NOTES ON GRIEF”: I don’t know how I’m processing it, Christiane. I think I’m still in the process. And can I just say how lovely it is to see you. And thank you for ...

Not all deaths in the time of covid are covid deaths. Even as we tally the fatalities resulting from the coronavirus — indicators of personal grief as well as national competence — we continue about ...

This is FRESH AIR. In June of 2020, as the pandemic shut down most of the world, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie lost her father. James Nwoye Adichie had been a renowned professor of statistics in Nigeria ...