NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The highly acclaimed, provocative essay on feminism and sexual politics—from the award-winning author of Americanah "A call to action, for all people in the world, to undo the gender hierarchy." —Medium
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.
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.
“Nuanced and rousing.” —
Vogue “Adichie is so smart about so many things.” —
San Francisco Chronicle
"An enchanting plea by the award-winning Nigerian novelist to channel anger about gender inequality into positive change." —
KIRKUS"A call to action, for all people in the world, to undo the gender hierarchy." —
Medium
