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A personal and powerful essay from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the bestselling author of Americanah and Half of a Yellow Sun, based on her 2013 TEDx Talk of the same name.'I would like to ask that we begin to dream about and plan for a different world. A fairer world. A world of happier men and happier women who are truer to themselves. And this is how to start: we must raise our daughters differently. We must also raise our sons differently...'What does "e;feminism"e; mean today?In this personal, eloquently argued essay - adapted from her much-admired Tedx talk of the same name - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the twenty-first century, one rooted in inclusion and awareness. 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 - an of-the-moment rallying cry for why we should all be feminists.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILEY'S WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION'A delicious, important novel' The Times'Alert, alive and gripping' Independent'Some novels tell a great story and others make you change the way you look at the world. Americanah does both.' GuardianAs teenagers in Lagos, Ifemelu and Obinze fall in love. Their Nigeria is under military dictatorship, and people are fleeing the country if they can. The self-assured Ifemelu departs for America. There she suffers defeats and triumphs, finds and loses relationships, all the while feeling the weight of something she never thought of back home: race. Obinze had hoped to join her, but post-9/11 America will not let him in, and he plunges into a dangerous, undocumented life in London.Thirteen years later, Obinze is a wealthy man in a newly democratic Nigeria, while Ifemelu has achieved success as a blogger. But after so long apart and so many changes, will they find the courage to meet again, face to face?Fearless, gripping, spanning three continents and numerous lives, the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning 'Americanah' is a richly told story of love and expectation set in today's globalized world.

Winner of the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction 2007, this is a heartbreaking, exquisitely written literary masterpiece. Now available as a digital download. This highly anticipated novel from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is set in Nigeria during the 1960s, at the time of a vicious civil war in which a million people died and thousands were massacred in cold blood. The three main characters in the novel are swept up in the violence during these turbulent years. One is a young boy from a poor village who is employed at a university lecturer's house. The other is a young middle-class woman, Olanna, who has to confront the reality of the massacre of her relatives. And the third is a white man, a writer who lives in Nigeria for no clear reason, and who falls in love with Olanna's twin sister, a remote and enigmatic character. As these people's lives intersect, they have to question their own responses to the unfolding political events. This extraordinary novel is about Africa in a wider sense: about moral responsibility, about the end of colonialism, about ethnic allegiances, about class and race; and about the ways in which love can complicate all of these things.

From the best-selling author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists comes a powerful new statement about feminism today - written as a letter to a friend.I have some suggestions for how to raise Chizalum. But remember that you might do all the things I suggest, and she will still turn out to be different from what you hoped, because sometimes life just does its thing. What matters is that you try.In We Should All be Feminists, her eloquently argued and much admired essay of 2014, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie proposed that if we want a fairer world we need to raise our sons and daughters differently. Here, in this remarkable new book, Adichie replies by letter to a friend's request for help on how to bring up her newborn baby girl as a feminist. With its fifteen pieces of practical advice it goes right to the heart of sexual politics in the twenty-first century.

A personal and powerful essay on loss from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the bestselling author of Americanah and Half of a Yellow Sun.'Grief is a cruel kind of education. You learn how ungentle mourning can be, how full of anger. You learn how glib condolences can feel. You learn how much grief is about language, the failure of language and the grasping for language'On 10 June 2020, the scholar James Nwoye Adichie died suddenly in Nigeria.In this tender and powerful essay, expanded from the original New Yorker text, his daughter, a self-confessed daddy's girl, remembers her beloved father. Notes on Grief is at once a tribute to a long life of grace and wisdom, the story of a daughter's fierce love for a parent, and a revealing examination of the layers of loss and the nature of grief.

Longlisted for the 2004 Man Booker PrizeShortlisted for the 2004 Orange PrizeA haunting tale of an Africa and an adolescence undergoing tremendous changes by a talented young Nigerian writer.The limits of fifteen-year-old Kambili's world are defined by the high walls of her family estate and the dictates of her repressive and fanatically religious father. Her life is regulated by schedules: prayer, sleep, study, and more prayer.When Nigeria begins to fall apart during a military coup, Kambili's father, involved mysteriously in the political crisis, sends Kambili and her brother away to live with their aunt. In this house, full of energy and laughter, she discovers life and love - and a terrible, bruising secret deep within her family.Centring on the promise of freedom and the pain and exhilaration of adolescence, Purple Hibiscus is the extraordinary debut of a remarkable new talent.

From the Orange Prize-winning author of 'Half of a Yellow Sun' come twelve dazzling stories that turn a penetrating eye on the ties that bind men and women, parents and children, Nigeria and the West.In 'A Private Experience', a medical student hides from a violent riot with a poor Muslim woman whose dignity and faith force her to confront the realities and fears she's been pushing away.In 'Tomorrow Is Too Far', a woman unlocks the devastating secret that surrounds her brother's death.The young mother at the centre of 'Imitation' finds her comfortable life threatened when she learns that her husband back in Lagos has moved his mistress into their home.And the title story depicts the choking loneliness of a Nigerian girl who moves to an America that turns out to be nothing like the country she expected; though falling in love brings her desires nearly within reach, a death in her homeland forces her to re-examine them.Searing and profound, suffused with beauty, sorrow and longing, this collection is a resounding confirmation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's prodigious storytelling powers.

The bestselling novel from the award-winning author ofWe Should All Be FeministsandDear Ijeawele. ';From one of the world's great contemporary writers comes the story of two Nigerians making their way in the U.S. and the UK, raising universal questions of race and belonging, the overseas experience for the African diaspora, and the search for identity and a home.' Barack ObamaIfemelu and Obinze are young and in love when they depart military-ruled Nigeria for the West. Beautiful, self-assured Ifemelu heads for America, where despite her academic success, she is forced to grapple with what it means to be black for the first time. Quiet, thoughtful Obinze had hoped to join her, but with post-9/11 America closed to him, he instead plunges into a dangerous, undocumented life in London. Fifteen years later, they reunite in a newly democratic Nigeria, and reignite their passionfor each other and for their homeland.

From the best-selling author and global feminist icon--an illustrated weekly planner containing her most powerful and inspiring quotes, as well as an introductory essay written exclusively for this publication.From her award-winning novels, including Half of a Yellow Sun and Americanah, and her stirring calls to arms We Should All Be Feminists and Dear Ijeawele; from her work with Beyoncé and sharing the stage with Michelle Obama, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is one of the most empowering and iconic feminist figures of our time. Now, in this beautiful weekly planner, Adichie''s words will inspire you to be your own best self: to stand up and be truly heard. As Chimamanda says, "It''s not your job to be likable. It''s your job to be yourself."

Thehighlyacclaimed, provocativeNew York Timesbestseller from the award-winning author ofAmericanah,';one of the world's great contemporary writers' (Barack Obama).In this personal, eloquently-argued essayadapted from the much-admired TEDx talk of the same nameChimamanda Ngozi Adichie offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the twenty-first century, one rooted in inclusion and awareness. 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 nowand an of-the-moment rallying cry for why we should all be feminists.An eBook short.

A joyful exploration of family life, written by one of the most outstanding contemporary authors of our generation.

Sårt og kraftfullt om sorg. 10. juni 2020 døde Chimamanda Adichies far, James, brått i Nigeria. I denne såre og kraftfulle teksten minnes datteren sin høyt elskede far. Nedtegnelser om sorg er en hyllest til et levd liv, en fortelling om en datters uforbeholdne kjærlighet til en forelder, en studie i ulike former for tap, og i sorgens natur. Boken er en utvidet og bearbeidet utgave av en tekst publisert i The New Yorker, og er i det samme kompakte formatet som Brev til en nybakt forelder og Vi burde alle være feminister. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie er en prisvinnende og bestselgende forfatter som regnes som en av vår tids viktigste og modigste stemmer.

Femten forslag til en feministisk oppdragelse av et barn.Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie regnes som en av vår tids viktigste og modigste stemmer. Basert på sin erfaring fra Nigeria og USA, definerer hun i Brev til en nybakt forelder femten forslag til en feministisk oppdragelse av et barn. Forslagene belyser en allmenn idé om likeverd, respekt og selvstendighet på tvers av kulturelle og geografiske grenser.

Et personlig og velargumenterende essay av Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie om feminisme i dag.«... jeg har lyst til å be om at vi begynner å drømme om en plan for en annerledes verden. En mer rettferdig verden. En verden av lykkeligere menn og lykkeligere kvinner som lever sannere liv. Og det er her vi må starte: Vi må oppdra døtrene våre annerledes. Vi må også oppdra sønnene våre annerledes.»Hva betyr feminisme i dag? I dette personlige og velargumenterende essayet, som stammer fra Chimamanda Ngozi Adichies meget anerkjente TED-foredrag ved samme navn, introduserer hun leseren for en unik definisjon av feminisme i det 21. århundret, en definisjon som bygger på inkludering og bevisstgjøring. Når Adichie i høy grad bruker egne opplevelser og sin dype forståelse for kjønnspolitikkens ofte tilslørte virkelighet, utforsker hun hva det vil si å være kvinne akkurat nå - en høyaktuell oppfordring til at vi alle burde være feminister.

Femten år gamle Kambili og hennes bror, Jaja, lever privilegert i hjemlandet Nigeria. Faren, en fanatisk og dypt religiøs mann, styrer familien med jernhånd. Huset er dystert og kvelende. Når deres kjærlige tante overtaler sin bror til å la barna komme på besøk, blir Kambili og Jaja for første gang introdusert for en annen verden. Og de vender hjem igjen forandret av sin nyvunne frihet.

Denne novellesamlingen handler om båndene som binder kvinner og menn, foreldre og barn, Nigeria og USA. En ung mor er redd det komfortable livet i Philadelphia står for fall når hun oppdager at mannen har flyttet elskerinnen inn i hjemmet deres i Lagos. En kvinne avslører de urovekkende omstendighetene rundt brorens død. En ung, nigeriansk pike opplever en kvelende ensomhet når hun flytter til et Amerika som viser seg å være alt annet enn det hun hadde forestilt seg.

Nigeria, 1960-tallet. Tvillingsøstrene Olanna og Kainene er svært ulike. Olanna har arvet moras skjønnhet, mens Kainene er innesluttet og bestemt på å gjøre karriere. Den fattige gutten Ugwu blir en del av deres intellektuelle omgangskrets, og de deler alle drømmen om et selvstendig Biafra. Det er vanskelige tider i Nigeria, og da krigen bryter ut splittes hjem og familier, og venner settes opp mot hverandre.

Fra den kritikerroste forfatteren av En halv gul sol kommer en besettende roman om kjærlighet og rase, om en mann og en kvinne som står foran vanskelige utfordringer i sine nye hjemland.Ifemelu og Obinze forelsket seg da de var tenåringer i Lagos. Men deres Nigeria er under militært diktatur, og de som kan forlate landet, gjør det. Vakre og selvsikre Ifemelu reiser til Amerika for å studere. Hun opplever nederlag og seire, finner og mister kjærlighet og venner, og må.forholde seg til.spørsmål om rase..Den stille og ettertenksomme professorsønnen Obinze.hadde håpet å reise etter henne, men etter terrorangrepet mot World Trade Center, slipper han ikke inn i USA. Istedet.etablerer han et nytt liv.London.Mange år senere er Obinze en velstående mann i det nye, demokratiske Nigeria, mens Ifemelu har oppnådd suksess i Amerika som forfatter av en anerkjent blogg. Men da Ifemelu reiser hjem igjen til Nigeria, og hun og Obinze gjenopptar sine lidenskaper ? for sitt hjemland og for hverandre ? står de overfor de vanskeligste valgene de noen gang har måttet foreta.Americanah er en rikt fortalt historie som foregår i vår moderne, globaliserte verden. Den er Chimamanda Ngozi Adichies.mektigste.roman til nå; modig, gripende, humoristisk og sår. Det er en roman som utspiller seg på tre kontinenter og skildrer en rekke liv, men først og fremst er det en roman om kjærlighet....

Twenty prizewinning stories selected from the thousands published in magazines over the previous year--continuing the O. Henry Prize's century-long tradition of literary excellence. Now entering its second century, the prestigious annual story anthology has a new title, a new look, and a new guest editor. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has brought her own refreshing perspective to the prize, selecting stories by an engaging mix of celebrated names and young emerging voices. The winning stories are accompanied by an introduction by Adichie, observations from the winning writers on what inspired them, and an extensive resource list of magazines that publish short fiction.Featured in this collection: Daphne Palasi Andreades • David Means • Sindya Bhanoo • Crystal Wilkinson • Alice Jolly • David Rabe • Karina Sainz Borgo (translator, Elizabeth Bryer) • Jamel Brinkley • Tessa Hadley • Adachioma Ezeano • Anthony Doerr • Tiphanie Yanique • Joan Silber • Jowhor Ile • Emma Cline • Asali Solomon • Ben Hinshaw • Caroline Albertine Minor (translator, Caroline Waight) • Jianan Qian • Sally Rooney