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Published 29 April 2021
Celebrated Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie, has penned an emotional tribute to her late mother, Grace Adichie, who died last month at the age of 78.
Adichie’s mother passed on about eight months after her father, James Adichie, who died last June at the age of 88. The late Professor of Statistics reportedly died from complications of kidney failure while his wife died after a brief illness.
In a Facebook post late Wednesday, the multiple award-winning writer said her “heart break twice”.
In the piece titled, ‘How Does A Heart Break Twice?’, the United States based author wrote, “How does a heart break twice? To still be immersed in grief, barely breathing again, and then to be plunged callously back into a sorrow you cannot even articulate. How can my mother be gone forever, and so soon after my father?
FLASHBACK: How Chimamanda extolled now-deceased parents in Jan 2020 By Stephen Kenechukwu 97 Views
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Nigerian novelist, is mourning her parents, both of whom passed away within the space of one year.
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died at 87 of an illness for which he was admitted to a hospital.
Ifeoma Adichie, her mother, 78, would also
pass away more than eight months after James’ demise leaving the family in mourning at a time when the author had yet to get over the initial loss.
But in a video shared on her Instagram page in January 2020, Chimamanda had hailed her parents, who were seen laughing in good health while dressed in traditional Igbo outfits.