Chimamanda: 'It's important to be read in Africa' - BBC Africa
She has been listed as one of Time Magazine's '100 Most Influential People'. Her essay 'We Should All Be Feminists', was even sampled by Beyoncé and copied onto T-shirts. Now, the Nigerian-born, US-based author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is releasing her new book, 'Dream Count'. It marks a highly anticipated return to fiction after more than a decade away. So why the long wait? She spoke to the BBC's Emma Barnett.
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