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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Mary Beard is in conversation with critically acclaimed and internationally bestselling Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in her first public appearance since the news of her mother鈥檚 death.

In a special programme, Mary Beard is in conversation with critically acclaimed and internationally bestselling Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Her latest book, Notes on Grief, conveys her startlingly powerful reaction to losing her father last year, the man she credits with instilling in her a strong feminist instinct.

Her writing is both tender and fierce, whether it鈥檚 her Women鈥檚 Prize-winning novel Half of a Yellow Sun or her influential essay We Should All Be Feminists, and she鈥檚 often named as one of Africa鈥檚 best writers.

In her first public appearance since the devastating news of her mother鈥檚 death, she talks to Mary about the power of literature to heal, how it feels to have Beyonce using her words in her songs and why Enid Blyton was her inspiration to write as she was growing up in Nigeria.

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29 minutes

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Thu 24 Jun 2021 00:45

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Role Contributor
Presenter Mary Beard
Director Gabriella Meade
Series Producer Sandy Raffan
Executive Producer Tanya Hudson

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