I haven‘t read anything else by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie but was looking for some short stories when I found this essay. I‘m really glad I read this piece. Especially given the fact that my girlfriend just lost her father about a month ago and I tried to help as good as I could. And since I also have a very strong relationship with my father, I fear the moment he has to go as well.

„«Grief is a cruel kind of education. You learn how ungentle mourning can be, how full of anger. You learn how glib condolences can feel. You learn how much grief is about language, the failure of language and the grasping for language.» On 10 June 2020, the scholar James Nwoye Adichie died suddenly in Nigeria. In this tender and powerful essay, expanded from the original New Yorker text, his daughter, a self-confessed daddy’s girl, remembers her beloved father. Notes on Grief is at once a tribute to a long life of grace and wisdom, the story of a daughter’s fierce love for a parent, and a revealing examination of the layers of loss and the nature of grief.“

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The writing was beautiful. Very soft but still powerful, very comprehensible, yet deep and meaningful. I liked how you could feel the love for her father in every sentence. He must have been an amazing person. I‘m sure this essay of hers helped in coping with her loss as well. If you are looking for a short but meaningful story, give this one a chance. It is worth it. 🙂👍🏻

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