Dream Count
von Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A publishing event ten years in the making—a searing, exquisite new novel by the best-selling and award-winning author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists—the story of four women and their loves, longings, and desires.Chiamaka is a Nigerian travel writer living in America. Alone in the midst of the pandemic, she recalls her past lovers and grapples with her choices and regrets. Zikora, her best friend, is a lawyer who has been successful at everything until — betrayed and brokenhearted — she must turn to the person she thought she needed least. Omelogor, Chiamaka’s bold, outspoken cousin, is a financial powerhouse in Nigeria who begins to question how well she knows herself. And Kadiatou, Chiamaka’s housekeeper, is proudly raising her daughter in America – but faces an unthinkable hardship that threatens all she has worked to achieve.In Dream Count, Adichie trains her fierce eye on these women in a sparkling, transcendent novel that takes up the very nature of love itself. Is true happiness ever attainable or is it just a fleeting state? And how honest must we be with ourselves in order to love, and to be loved? A trenchant reflection on the choices we make and those made for us, on daughters and mothers, on our interconnected world, Dream Count pulses with emotional urgency and poignant, unflinching observations on the human heart, in language that soars with beauty and power. It confirms Adichie’s status as one of the most exciting and dynamic writers on the literary landscape.
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Dream Count
von Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A publishing event ten years in the making—a searing, exquisite new novel by the best-selling and award-winning author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists—the story of four women and their loves, longings, and desires.Chiamaka is a Nigerian travel writer living in America. Alone in the midst of the pandemic, she recalls her past lovers and grapples with her choices and regrets. Zikora, her best friend, is a lawyer who has been successful at everything until — betrayed and brokenhearted — she must turn to the person she thought she needed least. Omelogor, Chiamaka’s bold, outspoken cousin, is a financial powerhouse in Nigeria who begins to question how well she knows herself. And Kadiatou, Chiamaka’s housekeeper, is proudly raising her daughter in America – but faces an unthinkable hardship that threatens all she has worked to achieve.In Dream Count, Adichie trains her fierce eye on these women in a sparkling, transcendent novel that takes up the very nature of love itself. Is true happiness ever attainable or is it just a fleeting state? And how honest must we be with ourselves in order to love, and to be loved? A trenchant reflection on the choices we make and those made for us, on daughters and mothers, on our interconnected world, Dream Count pulses with emotional urgency and poignant, unflinching observations on the human heart, in language that soars with beauty and power. It confirms Adichie’s status as one of the most exciting and dynamic writers on the literary landscape.
Aktuelle Rezensionen(7)
Rezension von JazfulAnother wonderful, flowing story; moving, emotional, profound, and strikingly realistic (and sometimes funny too!). I love Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s writing style: clear and fluid, with vivid descriptions of surroundings, thoughts, feelings and atmosphere. She never lingers too long in one scene, yet just long enough for the reader to feel everything deeply. The afterword moved me and gave the entire story a greater significance. I recommend this book to everyone; if only because it tells a story from the perspective of four Black African women and their realities. It left me with many new insights.
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Rezension von IsaDie Geschichten von vier Frauen zwischen Nigeria und den USA werden zu einem bewegenden Roman über Migration, Selbstbestimmung und weiblicher Stärke verwebt - absolut lesenswert!
Rezension von HeikeDieser Roman beschreibt am Leben von vier nigerianischen Frauen die Suche nach Hoffnung und Identität inmitten von persönlichen und gesellschaftlichen Herausforderungen. Die vier Frauen kämpfen mit den Erwartungen ihrer Familien und den Zwängen ihrer Kultur, während sie versuchen, ihre eigenen Wege zu finden. Die persönlichen Schicksale treffen zudem mit größeren politischen und sozialen Themen zusammen. Ein sehr ehrlicher und ergreifender Roman Roman.
Rezension von NoraIch liebe die Bücher von Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – sie ist für mich eine herausragende Autorin, die kluge Gedanken mit beeindruckender erzählerischer Kraft verbindet. Ihre Fähigkeit, politische und gesellschaftliche Themen kunstvoll in Geschichten einzubetten, fasziniert mich immer wieder – auch in diesem Buch zeigt sich ihr Talent. Dennoch fiel mir der Zugang diesmal nicht ganz leicht. Ich hatte den Eindruck, dass einiges an Potenzial ungenutzt blieb. Manche Erzählstränge konnten mich nicht mitnehmen, und stellenweise verlor ich ein wenig den Anschluss. Streng genommen wären es wohl drei Sterne. Und doch: Adichie bleibt eine meiner liebsten Autorinnen – allein deshalb war die Lektüre für mich trotz allem eine Freude.