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About Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Nigerian writer
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian writer known for fiction, nonfiction, and lectures. She is a leading voice in postcolonial feminist literature. Her work crosses genres, but remains closely associated with questions of gender, power, identity, and the legacies of colonial history. She has become widely recognised for writing that speaks to those themes with clarity and force.
More from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (150 quotes) →Keep reading Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- “Ifemelu would also come to learn that, for Kimberly, the poor were blameless. Poverty was a gleaming thing; s…”Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- “Teach her about difference. Make difference ordinary. Make difference normal. Teach her not to attach value t…”Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- “We define masculinity in very narrow way. Masculinity is hard, small cage, and we put boys inside this cage.…”Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- “Feminism and femininity are not mutually exclusive. It is misogynistic to suggest that they are. Sadly, women…”Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Perception: more sayings
- “As I train myself to cast off words, as I learn to erase word-thoughts, I begin to feel a new world rising up…”Steven Millhauser
- “There was a perception that I'd grown up with a silver spoon in my mouth.”Justin Trudeau
- “When you take a solemn oath your heart and soul listens, then perception of consciousness and unity comes.”Vasilios Karpos
More Home quotes
- “At home I keep things simple with fish, pasta and soups and am often preparing stuff for the family.”Jean Reno
- “If a person sees me wrong because I have a $3 million home, that's their fault. I'm still the same person.”Francisco Lindor
- “I really don't like to do back-to-back movies. I concentrate on things at home. My family and school life are…”Anna Chlumsky
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Books by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Americanah
2017
Half of a Yellow Sun
2006
The Thing Around Your Neck
2009
We Should All Be Feminists
2015
Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
2018