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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

    15 september 1977

    Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is een gevierde Nigeriaanse auteur wiens werk duikt in de ingewikkelde thema's van identiteit, cultuur en maatschappelijke transformatie. Door haar literaire bekwaamheid verkent ze de diepten van menselijke verbinding en de impact van historische gebeurtenissen op het hedendaagse leven. Haar proza, gekenmerkt door scherpe inzichten en levendige taal, biedt een uniek perspectief op de Afrikaanse ervaring en de universele resonanties ervan. Adichie vormt ook het wereldwijde discours door haar invloedrijke lezingen, die wereldwijd miljoenen hebben geïnspireerd.

    Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
    Americanah
    Dream Count
    We Should All Be Feminists
    We Shoul All Be Feminists. The Desk Diary 2021
    We Should All Be Feminists: A Guided Journal
    Dear Ijeawele: A feminist manifesto in fifteen suggestions
    • 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
    • Offers an updated definition of feminism for the twenty-first century, one rooted in inclusion and awareness.

      We Should All Be Feminists
    • Dream Count

      • 320bladzijden
      • 12 uur lezen
      5,0(1)Tarief

      A publishing event ten years in the making—a searing, exquisite new novel by the best-selling and award-winning author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists—explores the loves, longings, and desires of four women. Chiamaka, a Nigerian travel writer in America, reflects on her past lovers while grappling with choices and regrets during the pandemic. Zikora, her best friend and a successful lawyer, faces betrayal and heartbreak, forcing her to seek solace from an unexpected source. Omelogor, Chiamaka’s bold cousin and a financial powerhouse in Nigeria, begins to question her self-identity. Kadiatou, Chiamaka’s housekeeper, is raising her daughter in America but confronts a devastating hardship that jeopardizes her achievements. In this novel, Adichie examines the essence of love and the pursuit of true happiness. She poses profound questions about self-honesty in love and the choices we make versus those made for us. With emotional urgency and poignant observations on motherhood and interconnectedness, the narrative pulses with beauty and power. This work further solidifies Adichie’s status as one of the most dynamic voices in contemporary literature.

      Dream Count
    • 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
    • The thing around your neck

      • 217bladzijden
      • 8 uur lezen
      4,3(1032)Tarief

      A collection of twelve stories includes the tale of a medical student in hiding with a poor Muslim woman, and a woman who discovers a devastating secret about her brother's death.

      The thing around your neck
    • 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
    • Purple Hibiscus

      • 320bladzijden
      • 12 uur lezen
      4,2(60889)Tarief

      **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