![]() In order to understand their current battle, you have to go back a few years - and it takes some untangling to comprehend their exchanges. Pride Month 4 Books To Broaden Your Pride Month Reading List ![]() Meanwhile, Adichie's recent Notes on Grief was hailed on WHYY's Fresh Air in May, and her Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions, was named one of NPR's Best Books of 2017. Earlier this month, Emezi, who uses they/them pronouns, was invited to give a list of Pride Month reading recommendations on Morning Edition, and their latest book, Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir, received a stellar review. In return, Emezi, a nonbinary person, says that Adichie "hates trans people," and is trying to use her platforms to oppress the queer community.īoth writers are frequently featured on NPR. ![]() ![]() Two literary stars from Nigeria are having a very public feud right now, and their personal beefs are heavily overlaid with big questions about feminism, gender identity, cancel culture, social media and anti-LGBTQ violence.Ĭhimamanda Ngozi Adichie - author of such books as Americanah and Half a Yellow Sun, and a celebrated feminist who has been sampled by Beyoncé - has accused a younger writer who was once her student, Akwaeke Emezi, of being an opportunist who has tried to build on their former teacher's fame. 2020.Ĭhristophe Archambault/AFP via Getty Images Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in Paris in Jan. ![]()
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