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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
- “I look young. I heard this said so often that it became irritating. I once worked as a babysitter for a woman…”Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- “I think that because human difference for so long, in all its various forms, has been the root of so much opp…”Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- “Girls are socialised in ways that are harmful to their sense of self - to reduce themselves, to cater to the…”Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- “We do not just risk repeating history if we sweep it under the carpet, we also risk being myopic about our pr…”Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Feminism: more sayings
- “Maybe that was the root of my dislike for her: she had what I wanted, which earned her my jealousy, and since…”Nenia Campbell
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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