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We Should All Be Feminists

By: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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**DREAM COUNT, the searing, exquisite new novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is out now!**

A personal and powerful essay from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the bestselling author of Americanah and Half of a Yellow Sun.

‘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.

 Gender Studies Parenting & Families Personal Development Personal Success Relationships Social Sciences

Critic Reviews

‘The book I'd press into the hands of girls and boys, as an inspiration for a future "world of happier men and happier women who are truer to themselves"’ Books of the Year, Independent

‘One and a half million YouTube viewings later, this small but perfectly formed talk has become an equally small but perfectly formed book, thanks to Fourth Estate. The perfect size in fact for handbags, pockets and Christmas stockings. There really is no excuse not to buy several’ Harpers Bazaar

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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I first heard this speech in her charismatic TED Talk. The talk and speech are the same word for word but this slower and more somber reading highlights different nuances in this message of equality and empowerment.
I'm so happy to have heard this talk.

This resonated with my lived experience as a woma.

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As a 26 yo man, I think coming into this book the most I had ever experienced feminism was in the media, where a lot of different opinions and points of view come together and it can be hard to decide what to think, who to listen to and who to believe.

This book gave me a small insight into the basics of true feminism, and what that looks like and allowed me to conceptualise such a broad and complex issue. Something that I didn’t think I’d ever truly be able to understand and although I most likely never will, this has helped me take the very big first step towards understanding and awareness.

Enlightening and gentle

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I really enjoyed hearing Chimamanda's story, this was a great start to understanding femaninity for me and potentially us.

thank you Chimamanda

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A must listen for all. Important and inspiring.
Beautifully narrated, short and sweet. An easy digestive.

Brilliant, excellent, wonderful.

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a great quick lost with a good constructive message. a real must listen for all!

fantastic!

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