Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on 'terrifying' writer's block during pregnancy
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Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie review – a tale of four women
The Nigerian-American author returns with an astute and moving exploration of female experience. ‘Novels had always felt to me truer than what was real,” declares a character in Dream Count, the ...The Guardian - 5d -
How Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Wrote Her Way Through Loss
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The Sims at 25: a terrifying facsimile of life, death and the endless cycle of work
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Mother says "it's terrifying" as measles cases rise in Texas amid outbreak
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Frankétienne, considered one of Haiti's most important and prolific writers, dies at 88
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From Unforgiven to The Firm: Guardian writers pick their favourite Gene Hackman movies
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What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in February
Authors and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments. In Naomi Klein’s most recent book Doppelganger , she talks about Philip ...The Guardian - 12h -
Is this the most terrifying TV show of our times? Adolescence, the drama that will horrify all parents
Stephen Graham’s new show about a boy arrested for murder is utterly chilling. Its team talk rage, panic attacks and being bowled over by a 15-year-old. The first few minutes of Netflix’s new drama ...The Guardian - 3d
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