New York Times Book Review Publishes New Short Story by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

A new short story by your fave, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, is slated to run on the cover of the New York Times Book Review's July 4 weekend issue, according to a press release. Suggested Reading The Root 100 – 2021 The Root 100 – 2022 The Root 100 – 2023 Video will return here when…

A new short story by your fave, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, is slated to run on the cover of the New York Times Book Review's July 4 weekend issue, according to a press release.

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Adichie, an award-winning writerโ€”known for her worksย Americanah, Purple Hibiscus andย Half of a Yellow Sun,ย to name a select fewโ€”was commissioned to write the short story. According to the release, it is the first commissioned short story published in the Times Book Review. The work is titled โ€œThe Arrangements.โ€

When commissioning the work, the Times Book Review asked Adichie to write a fictional story on a subject of her choice related to this election season. The release indicates that the final result is "a modern-day riff on Virginia Woolfโ€™s classic, Mrs. Dalloway."ย The story centers on the family of presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump.ย 

According to the release, another story looking at the election from presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's perspective will follow in the Times Book Review in the fall.

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