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by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The highly acclaimed, provocative essay on feminism and sexual politics—from the award-winning author of Americanah.
In this personal, eloquently-argued essay—adapted from the much-admired TEDx talk of the same name—Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the twenty-first century. Drawing extensively on her own experiences and her deep understanding of the often masked realities of sexual politics, here is one remarkable author's exploration of what it means to be a woman now—and an of-the-moment rallying cry for why we should all be feminists.
Chia, Omelogor and Zikora are pressured to marry and have children, particularly by their Nigerian relatives and culture. How is each influenced, and how does each pursue this goal? Do you feel Western cultures are equally guilty of this?
In my lifetime (I am a grandmother) this pressure feels like it has changed, I did not feel it from my family, I didn't ever express expectations to my children, and the only "peer pressure" I ever experienced was from two co-workers in my 20s, feminists who thought I was betraying the cause by m...
-JLPen77
What do you think each of the women’s lives might look like ten years after the conclusion of Dream Count?
Being an idealist and hopeful optimist, I see Chia married to her soulmate, Kadi will be married to Amadou who will be an honest, hard working and loving husband and stepfather, Zikora will be a great mother to Chidera and not focus on her love life until he is grown to be a man, and Omelogor wil...
-Elizabeth_L
"An enchanting plea by the award-winning Nigerian novelist to channel anger about gender inequality into positive change." —Kirkus Reviews
"Adichie is so smart about so many things." —San Francisco Chronicle
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie grew up in Nigeria. Her work has been translated into more than fifty-five languages. She is the author of the novels Purple Hibiscus, which won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize; Half of a Yellow Sun, which was the recipient of the Women's Prize for Fiction "Best of the Best" award; Americanah, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award; the story collection The Thing Around Your Neck and the essays We Should All Be Feminists and Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions. Her most recent work is an essay about losing her father, Notes on Grief, and Mama's Sleeping Scarf, a children's book written as Nwa Grace-James. A recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, she divides her time between the United States and Nigeria.
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