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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Makes Surprise FIL Guadalajara Appearance to Present “Unos cuantos sueños”

Her first work of fiction in more than a decade grew from a long creative block followed by depression.

Overview

  • Adichie returned to the 39th Guadalajara International Book Fair after canceling a Nov. 29 event, meeting the press and taking the stage with readers.
  • Published by Random House in September 2025, Unos cuantos sueños marks her comeback to fiction, which she describes as her “true” book written as a mother who no longer has parents.
  • She urged women to revive long-shelved dreams and pressed for women’s health to be financed with the same seriousness given to products like Viagra.
  • Positioning herself outside academic frameworks, she critiqued jargon-heavy feminism and said she prefers storytelling centered on women’s lives.
  • She warned that U.S. visa and residency decisions affecting Nigerians are increasingly unpredictable, noting she divides her time with a home in Lagos.