When Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie met #Sweden
▻http://africasacountry.com/when-chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-met-sweden
Last Sunday the #Göteborg International Film Festival and International Writers’ Stage Gothenburg co-hosted a conversation between Nigerian author #Chimamanda_Adichie-Ngozi and Swedish film critic #Jannike_Åhlund (JÅ). It got weird quickly.
Review of the #FILM version of “#Half_of_a_Yellow_Sun” (Chimamanda Adichie’s novel)
▻http://africasacountry.com/review-of-the-film-version-of-half-of-a-yellow-sun-chimamanda-adich
Talented novelist, playwright, and screenwriter #Biyi_Bandele’s adaption of #Chimamanda_Ngozi_Adichie’s novel “Half of a Yellow Sun” is a valiant attempt at making visible not only Adichie’s epic but heart-wrenching story of Nigeria’s Biafran War. Yet despite a well-rounded and talented cast and genius source material, the film lacks a center—and ultimately a heart. […]
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