Description
Notes on Grief is a profound and intensely personal memoir by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, written as a tribute to her beloved father, James Nwoye Adichie, following his unexpected death in 2020. Expanding on an essay originally published in The New Yorker, the book serves as a raw and honest meditation on the experience of loss. Adichie delves into the physical and psychological toll of grief, describing it as an affliction that affects the entire body and a force that upends the order of language and time. She reflects on the emptiness of common condolences and the cultural dimensions of mourning, weaving together her own anguish with memories of her father’s life, including his survival during the Biafran war. This eloquent and compact work is a universal exploration of one of the most fundamental human experiences, offering a deeply felt and unflinching look at sorrow and remembrance.
