Chimamanda Adichie: 6 reasons you should read 1 of her books
By Kayode Badmus
Nigerian author and women rights activist, Chimamanda Adichie, clocked 38 on Tuesday.
To celebrate the creative Nigerian, here are six reasons everyone should read at least one of her novels, NET reports.
African and proud
Chimamanda is proud of her roots and her novels tell the rich stories of African cultures and tradition especially her native Igbo.
No villains
Her writings are a balance of western and African ways of living. She marries both cultures without vilifying one for another which justifies her being a Nigerian Igbo despite being based in the US.
Deep simplicity
She is deep, yet uses plain words to tell her stories. Chimamanda does not bore her writers with gigantic and bland vocabularies.
Sheer creativity
She is a voice to those who appear to be in a wilderness of creativity. Chimamanda inspires with her writings and motivates readers to do something positive.
Beyonce loves them, why won’t you?
Makes you feel trendy. Gone are the days when reading African literature was simply for academic purposes. With Beyonce jumping on Chimamada’s speech at TEDx in her Flawless single, you will be out of place if you haven’t read her novel. You wouldn’t even be able to converse in public discussions about what inspired queen Bey on the song.
Where “girls” do great stuffs
You want to read about daring and adventurous young ladies, then Chimamanda is the author for you.
Purple Hibiscus, Half of a Yellow Sun, Americanah, or…
Which of her works are you going to read?
