She takes the characters in her stories on transatlantic journeys, exploring movement between languages and cultural backgrounds to produce an expansive bibliography of work. She describes herself as a “translated being”, employing her specific use of the English language in partnership with her transcultural writing style to create a voice for any “global citizen”. She has been wildly successful in changing the literary canon in Europe and North America, while at the same time redefining African literature. “Some people ask: ‘Why the word feminist? Why not just say you are a believer in human rights, or something like that?’ Because that would be dishonest.” - Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieĬhimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian born essayist and novelist living in New York.
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