Description: A critical examination of the engaging voice and multiple stories of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on war, feminism, art, ideology, hair, complex human identities and the challenges of multicultural existence.
Brief description: LOUISA UCHUM EGBUNIKE is Associate Professor in African and Caribbean Literature, Durham University). She has been guest lecturer to institutions including Wellesley College, The University of the West Indies and The University of Bremen. She has published in journals including African Literature Today and Matatu and has chapters published in edited books including A Companion to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
Review Quotes: A tremendous energy pervades this collection...a portrait of a writer deeply engaged with ideology, actively exploring, critiquing, questioning and challenging dominant narratives through her work. Discussions of race, gender, immigration, class, war (both the Biafran War and the Nigerian war novel) and history predominate, alongside an excellent chapter by Cristina Cruz-Gutierrez on the politics of hair.-- "TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT"