Motherhood, writer’s block and championing women’s experiences, with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

About this episode

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie discusses her new work and the impact of motherhood on her writing.

In the final episode of  Supernovas , we are joined by the literary icon Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Listen in as she talks about the challenges she overcame to release  Dream Count , her first work in more than a decade; how her children have changed her, and the stories she is passionate about writing now.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Guest: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Topics covered

• motherhood
• writer's block
• women's experiences
• literature
• personal growth

Keywords

• Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
• Dream Count
• motherhood
• writer's block
• women's experiences

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Dream Count

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