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Cell One

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

3.9/5 ( ratings)

Commonwealth Writers' Prize and Orange Prize winner Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has drawn favorable comparisons to Chinua Achebe. Culled from her critically acclaimed collection The Thing Around Your Neck, "Cell One" is a powerful tale set against a backdrop of Nigerian corruption.
When a rash of gang violence on a university campus leads to a shooting, a young man named Nnamabia is jailed for possible involvement. Visited daily by his parents and younger sister, Nnamabia nevertheless begins a steady decline. More than anything, he fears being taken to Cell One, where unruly prisoners are sometimes beaten to death by police.

Language: English

Pages: 15

Format: ebook

Publisher: Recorded Books

Release: August 28, 2022

ISBN 13: 9781449831905

Cell One

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

3.9/5 ( ratings)

Commonwealth Writers' Prize and Orange Prize winner Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has drawn favorable comparisons to Chinua Achebe. Culled from her critically acclaimed collection The Thing Around Your Neck, "Cell One" is a powerful tale set against a backdrop of Nigerian corruption.
When a rash of gang violence on a university campus leads to a shooting, a young man named Nnamabia is jailed for possible involvement. Visited daily by his parents and younger sister, Nnamabia nevertheless begins a steady decline. More than anything, he fears being taken to Cell One, where unruly prisoners are sometimes beaten to death by police.

Language: English

Pages: 15

Format: ebook

Publisher: Recorded Books

Release: August 28, 2022

ISBN 13: 9781449831905

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