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Zikora
- A Short Story
- Narrated by: Adepero Oduye
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
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Zikora
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Publisher's Summary
The emotional storms weathered by a mother and daughter yield a profound new understanding in a moving short story by the best-selling, award-winning author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists.
When Zikora, a DC lawyer from Nigeria, tells her equally high-powered lover that she’s pregnant, he abandons her. But it’s Zikora’s demanding, self-possessed mother, in town for the birth, who makes Zikora feel like a lonely little girl all over again. Stunned by the speed with which her ideal life fell apart, she turns to reflecting on her mother’s painful past and struggle for dignity. Preparing for motherhood, Zikora begins to see more clearly what her own mother wants for her, for her new baby, and for herself.
Critic Reviews
“The actor Adepero Oduye as narrator shifts seamlessly between characters, and I hung onto her every word.” (The New York Times)
“The multitalented actress, director, singer, and writer Adepero Oduye provides an outstanding Nigerian-accented narration, charting Zikora's thoughts and feelings surrounding her failed relationship, her attempts to navigate new motherhood as a professional woman, and her developing understanding of her own mother's challenging relationship with Zikora's father in Nigeria.” (AudioFile Magazine)
“[Adichie] is delivering brand-new material to a world that needs her talents more than ever.” (Entertainment Weekly)
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- Anonymous User
- 04-07-2022
Moving and Insightful
Loved it. It's a very moving and insightful story that captures the female experience very eloquently.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-03-2022
Brilliant!
Absolutely loved this story. A short story that was perfectly engrossing and satisfying. The Author is a brilliant writer and I am so excited to dive into her other published works. The Narrator did an incredible job bringing the story to life.
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- Christine Campbell
- 03-03-2022
Beautiful and so real
What a lovely, achingly raw story. in one hour this story is told so simply while it enfolds so much. Some authors would spin this into 10 hours and not do it justice. Loved it and will now be reading much more from this superb author.
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- Anonymous User
- 14-08-2021
Excellent!!
Loved the story and Narration, did not want it to end. Gripping! Totally Engrossed
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