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The author of “We Should All Be Feminists” and “Half of a Yellow Sun”, Chimamanda Ngozi Adicie, gave an open lecture in the Large Hall of Háskólabíó – University Cinema in September, as a part of the Reykjavík International Literary Festival (RILF) and in collaboration with RIKK and GRÓ-GEST.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is known for several of her influential works, in addition to the works listed above, “Dear Ljeawele”, and “A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions”, and her most recent book “Notes on Grief”, which first appeared as an essay in The New Yorker in 2020. Her works have been translated into over thirty languages, including Icelandic.
Irma Erlingsdóttir, Director of GRÓ GEST moderated the session and GRÓ GEST fellows actively participated by addressing Ms. Ngozi Adichie in a questions & answers session. The GRÓ GEST fellows had the opportunity to meet with Chimamanda post the lecture and engage in short discussions.