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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

    September 15, 1977

    Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a celebrated Nigerian author whose work delves into the intricate themes of identity, culture, and societal transformation. Through her literary prowess, she explores the depths of human connection and the impact of historical events on contemporary life. Her prose, marked by sharp insight and vibrant language, offers a unique perspective on the African experience and its universal resonances. Adichie also shapes global discourse through her influential talks, which have inspired millions worldwide.

    Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
    The Thing Around Your Neck
    Americanah
    We Should All Be Feminists
    We Shoul All Be Feminists. The Desk Diary 2021
    We Should All Be Feminists: A Guided Journal
    Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
    • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The award-winning author of We Should All Be Feminists and Americanah gives us this powerful statement about feminism today—written as a letter to a friend. A few years ago, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie received a letter from a childhood friend, a new mother who wanted to know how to raise her baby girl to be a feminist. Dear Ijeawele is Adichie’s letter of response: fifteen invaluable suggestions—direct, wryly funny, and perceptive—for how to empower a daughter to become a strong, independent woman. Filled with compassionate guidance and advice, it gets right to the heart of sexual politics in the twenty-first century, and starts a new and urgently needed conversation about what it really means to be a woman today. A Skimm Reads Pick ● An NPR Best Book of the Year

      Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
      4.6
    • This illustrated journal features a collection of powerful and inspiring quotes from a best-selling author and global feminist icon, accompanied by an exclusive introductory essay. It serves as a testament to her influence and advocacy for women's rights, offering readers both motivation and insight into her philosophy. The combination of visuals and poignant reflections makes it a unique resource for anyone seeking empowerment and inspiration in their daily lives.

      We Should All Be Feminists: A Guided Journal
      4.4
    • A beautiful hardback, elastic hinged desk diary with a week to a view alongside an inspiring and powerful quote or a photograph of Chimamanda and a brand-new introduction from her.

      We Shoul All Be Feminists. The Desk Diary 2021
      4.4
    • Offers an updated definition of feminism for the twenty-first century, one rooted in inclusion and awareness.

      We Should All Be Feminists
      4.4
    • Americanah

      • 400 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      A young woman from Nigeria leaves behind her home and her first love to start a new life in America, only to find her dreams are not all she expected.

      Americanah
      4.3
    • The Thing Around Your Neck

      • 217 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      The stories in this collection from Orange-Prize winner Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie straddle the cultures of Nigeria and the West. Her characters battle with the responsibilities of modern life, a world in which identity is too often compromised.

      The Thing Around Your Neck
      4.3
    • A devastating essay on loss and the people we love from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the bestselling author of Americanah and Half of a Yellow Sun.

      Notes on grief
      4.3
    • Half of a yellow sun

      • 433 pages
      • 16 hours of reading

      With astonishing empathy and the effortless grace of a natural storyteller, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie weaves together the lives of three characters swept up in the turbulence of the decade. Thirteen-year-old Ugwu is employed as a houseboy for a university professor full of revolutionary zeal. Olanna is the professor's beautiful mistress, who has abandoned her life of privilege in Lagos for a dusty university town and the charisma of her new lover. And Richard is a shy young Englishman in thrall to Olanna's twin sister, an enigmatic figure who refuses to belong to anyone. As Nigerian troops advance and the three must run for their lives, their ideals are severely tested, as are their loyalties to one another.

      Half of a yellow sun
      4.3
    • Purple Hibiscus

      • 320 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      **DREAM COUNT, the searing new bestselling novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, is out now!** A haunting tale of an Africa and an adolescence undergoing tremendous changes from the talented bestseller and award-winning author. 'A tale for our times' DAILY MAIL 'Immensely powerful' THE TIMES The limits of fifteen-year-old Kambili's world are defined by the high walls of her family estate and the dictates of her fanatically religious father. Her life is regulated by schedules: prayer, sleep, study, prayer. When Nigeria is shaken by a military coup, Kambili's father, involved mysteriously in the political crisis, sends her to live with her aunt. In this house, noisy and full of laughter, she discovers life and love - and a terrible, bruising secret deep within her family. This extraordinary debut novel from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author of 'Half of a Yellow Sun', is about the blurred lines between the old gods and the new, childhood and adulthood, love and hatred - the grey spaces in which truths are revealed and real life is lived. 'I could not put it down' IRISH TIMES 'An intoxicating story that is at once distinctly feminine, African and universal' OBSERVER

      Purple Hibiscus
      4.2