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Acclaimed Nigerian author, poet, feminist and social commentator, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie says she wants to be known as a writer who is a feminist and not as a feminist who is a writer. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was speaking recently at Yale University. She is widely recognised for her postcolonial literature, including her most recent novel, Dream Count. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie wants Africans to define themselves and not wait to be defined by others. She urges African leaders to emulate Thomas Sankara and work for the rights of women. Watch the visual podcast here: https://youtu.be/r6o3yihas9Y Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzPo-VjgzKDA9BzXXIXI2LQ/join https://tiktok.com/@africawebtv2 https://instagram.com/africawebtv2 https://open.spotify.com/show/2BBcE6wcpdnBmwsXDWULt9 https://africawebtv.bsky.social https://threads.net/@africawebtv2 https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaDAKbj89indJ4hQmS2E https://facebook.com/webtvafrica https://twitter.com/africawebtv https://africawebtv.nl © Africa Web TV 2025 #africanvoices #africanhistory #chimamandangoziadichie

Acogemos un encuentro con la escritora y ensayista Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, con motivo de la presentación de su nuevo trabajo “Unos cuantos sueños” (Ed. Random House). La autora conversará con la periodista María Jesús Espinosa de los Monteros. #UnosCuantosSueños Puedes verlo en nuestro canal de YouTube en: CASTELLANO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfwxCUU6vfI INGLÉS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ9RD140kao Mas información en: https://espacio.fundaciontelefonica.com/evento/encuentro-con-chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-unos-cuantos-suenos/ Un nuevo espacio para una nueva cultura: visita el Espacio Fundación Telefónica en pleno corazón de Madrid, en la calle Fuencarral 3. Visítanos y síguenos en: Web: https://espacio.fundaciontelefonica.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EspacioFTef Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/espaciofundaciontef Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/espacioftef/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CulturaSiglo21

Inhalt: "Read, Read, Read" ist der Podcast des internationalen literaturfestival berlin. Zum 25. Jubiläum werfen wir einen Blick zurück auf die Höhepunkte der letzten 25 Jahre Festivalgeschichte. In der ersten Folge von Read, Read, Read geht es um Liebe und Verlust, um Zerbrechlichkeit und die Angst um die eigenen Eltern. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie spricht mit Enuma Okoro – beide mehrfach ausgezeichnete Autorinnen – über Adichies Roman Dream Count , über starke Frauen, ihre Mutter und den Tod. Ein intimes Gespräch über Liebe, Trauer und Angst, aufgenommen im März 2025. Buchtipp: Trapezherz von Volha Hapeyeva. Aus dem Belarusischen übersetzt von Matthias Göritz. Droschl, 2023. Credits: Host: Simone Schröder Ton: Jannik Werner Producer: Marlen Klaws Artwork: Catharina Dörr Die Veranstaltung mit Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie fand am 19.03.2025 als Kooperation des internationalen literaturfestivals berlin (ilb) mit der Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss, der American Academy in Berlin und dem Verlag S. Fischer statt. Über den Podcast: Read, Read, Read ist der Podcast des internationalen literaturfestival berlin. Er entsteht im Rahmen des Jubiläumsprogramms Ein Vierteljahrhundert Weltliteratur und wird ermöglicht durch die Lotto-Stiftung Berlin und die Fondation Jan Michalski. Mehr Infos zum internationalen literaturfestival berlin finden Sie auf der ilb-Webseite: https://literaturfestival.com/ ilb-Webseite

This week we revisit one of my all-time favourite guests: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, recorded in July 2021. Best known for Americanah and her globally resonant TED Talks, Chimamanda opens up about the profound grief of losing both her parents within a year—and the raw journey of coping in its aftermath. We talk candidly about: Her essay Notes on Grief Being a daughter and the complexities of motherhood Fertility struggles and writing through pain Her cultural influence and, yes...Kim Kardashian It’s heartfelt, honest, and deeply moving. Listen when you're ready to feel. ✨ IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 Intro 03:18 Chimamanda's Background and Family 04:39 Exploring Feminism and Dissatisfaction 06:09 Navigating Sexism and Racism 08:29 Cultural Observations and Gender Roles 14:52 Academic Journey and Career Shift 18:12 Grief, Guilt, and Family Memories 35:04 Delight in Simple Pleasures 35:54 A Mother's Determination 38:11 Medical Malpractice and Loss 41:10 Coping with Grief 42:51 Seeking Comfort in Faith 51:20 Struggles with Writing 53:51 Motherhood and Creativity 01:01:44 Fashion, Individuality, and Social Media 💬 QUOTES TO REMEMBER: "I didn’t really intend to become this person who talks about feminism and political things… but my anger and my dissatisfaction just propels me." "It seems to me that I’ve always known… the world simply does not give women the same dignity it gives men." 🔗 LINKS + MENTIONS: Elizabeth’s upcoming one-off show at Cadogan Hall on 21 Sep for her new novel One of Us: ⁠https://www.fane.co.uk/elizabeth-day Elizabeth’s Substack: https://theelizabethday.substack.com/ Join the How To Fail community: https://howtofail.supportingcast.fm/#content 📚 WANT MORE? Danny O’Donoghue on navigating grief: https://link.chtbl.com/Fvd4L7ei Julia Stiles on grief and her directorial debut: https://link.chtbl.com/0RdPCiip Dorinda Medley on grief, identity and The Real Housewives: https://link.chtbl.com/Lf44HTRS 💌 LOVE THIS EPISODE? Subscribe on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts Leave a 5⭐ review – it helps more people discover these stories 👋 Follow How To Fail & Elizabeth: Instagram: @elizabday TikTok: @elizabday Podcast Instagram: @howtofailpod Website: www.elizabethday.org Substack: https://theelizabethday.substack.com/ Have a failure you’re trying to work through for Elizabeth to discuss? Click here to get in touch: howtofailpod.com How to Fail is an Elizabeth Day and Sony Music Entertainment Production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“Everything’s changed,” says author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. “I’ve changed, and every book is a different person.” It’s true: in the 12 years since the release of her best-seller, Americanah , Adichie has oscillated between beloved novelist, public intellectual, and feminist icon. This spring, however, she’s returned to her true love: fiction. We sat recently to discuss her excellent new book, Dream Count (5:20), the decade-long writer’s block she pushed through to publish again (7:00), the profound, familial loss that upended her life (9:55), and the experience that turned her into a feminist (21:20). Then, Adichie reflects on her childhood growing up in the aftermath of the Biafran War (34:42), the importance of seeing yourself in literature (39:00), her affinity for American universities (41:50), and how her racial awakening culminated in Americanah (44:49). On the back-half: a wide-ranging, candid exchange around the erosion of free speech (53:36) and the American left (56:12), how she’s grappled with backlash (58:45), her case for intellectual curiosity (1:11:40), the prophetic work of W.E.B. Du Bois (1:13:40), and where she finds inspiration for the page (1:19:00). Thoughts or future guest ideas? Email us at mail@talkeasypod.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Our guest today is writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, revered in her home country of Nigeria and in the United States, thanks especially to the popularity of her 2013 novel Americannah, a book that straddles the cultures of America and Nigeria and considers the challenges, status, and perceptions of Africans abroad. Since then, Adichie has continued to write fiction and essays on a range of issues, from identity, to grief, to the role of women. Her Ted Talk, “We Should All Be Feminists,” has been viewed by millions and heard by even more when Beyonce sampled a portion in the song, “Flawless.” Adichie is also the author of the novels Half of a Yellow Sun and Purple Hibiscus, the essays We Should All Be Feminists and Notes on Grief, and the story collection The Thing Around Your Neck. On March 7, 2025, Adchie came to the Sydney Goldstein Theater in San Francisco to discuss her new novel, Dream Count, with Anna Malaika Tubbs, author of “Erased: What American Patriarchy Has Hidden from Us”, to be published in May 2025.