Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in conversation
Mon Mar 13, 2017
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is the author of essays, short stories and the multi-award-winning novels Purple Hibiscus, Half of a Yellow Sun, and Americanah.
In 2017 Adichie, joined us at the Southbank Centre as part of that year's WOW – Women of the World. In conversation with editor and literary critic Ellah Wakatama Allfrey she discussed her work, in particular her essay We Should All be Feminists.
“You can be a woman running for office and be vilified and demonised in ways that a man running for office would never be.”
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Notes on Writing
The bestselling author reflects on writing and storytelling as she joins us on Friday 24 September to open a weekend of events celebrating 100 years since the foundation of English PEN.