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We Should All Be Feminists

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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English
Fourth Estate
20 October 2014
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 “feminism” 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.

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Imprint:   Fourth Estate
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 160mm,  Width: 111mm,  Spine: 6mm
Weight:   60g
ISBN:   9780008115272
ISBN 10:   0008115273
Pages:   64
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was born in Nigeria in 1977. Her first novel 'Purple Hibiscus' was published in 2003 and was longlisted for the Booker Prize. Her second novel 'Half of a Yellow Sun' won the 2007 Orange Prize for Fiction. Her short story collection, 'The Thing Around Your Neck', was published to critical acclaim in 2009. Her work has been selected by the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association and the BBC Short Story Awards, has appeared in various literary publications, including Zoetrope and The Iowa Review. She won a MacArthur 'genius' grant in 2009, and in 2010 appeared on the New Yorker's list of the best 20 writers under 40. Her third novel, 'Americanah', was published to widespread critical acclaim in 2013. 'Half of a Yellow Sun' is now a major feature film, 'Americanah' is in production. She lives in Nigeria.

Reviews for We Should All Be Feminists

Praise for Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: 'A writer with a great deal to say' The Times 'Here is a new writer endowed with the gift of ancient storytellers.' Chinua Achebe 'Adiche [has] virtuosity, boundless empathy and searing social acuity' Dave Eggers 'Adichie is terrific on human interactions ... Adichie's writing always has an elegant shimmer to it ... Wise, entertaining and unendingly perceptive' Independent on Sunday '[Adichie] is recording the history of her country. She is fortunate - and we, her readers, are even luckier.' Edmund White


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