Tag: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Slicing a Yam
Yes, I collect beautiful sentences. Here are two from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. One character describing the way another character speaks: “It reminded him of slicing a yam with a newly sharpened knife, the easy perfection in every slice.” Describing how a boy from a rural village describes his first sight of the larger, affluent town:…