She spoke about feminism, writing, what happened to Kainene, Americanah, when a new book will be out, among other things.
On writing, she gave some advice to aspiring writers. She said, Read, Read, Read. Find someone who loves to read and loves you to read your work, be willing to accept sometimes that your work isn’t good enough and never stop writing.
On what happened to Kainene, Chimamanda finally admitted that she doesn’t know and that her original reason for Kainene going missing in the manner she did was that she wanted her readers to know how people feel when their loved ones go missing.
She also spoke about why women don’t like to attach themselves to the feminist movement, gender parity, bride price, and what happened when she got married.
She also made some big reveals. According to her, news about her Farafina creative writing workshop which has not been held for a few years will be out on Monday, 24th September. Also, she revealed that her book Americanah will be out as a series and Hollywood actress Lupita Nyong’o will be playing the lead role of Ifemelu.
Watch the full discussion below.
Amanda is just a sweetheart. I wish i was there
I really missed a lot