Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The danger of a single story

TEDGlobal 2009 · 18:49 · Filmed Jul 2009
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Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice — and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Novelist

Inspired by Nigerian history and tragedies all but forgotten by recent generations of westerners, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novels and stories are jewels in the crown of diasporan literature. Full bio

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