I saw this link on Facebook some time back, then again on Mayra Lazara Dole's blog. It's a video featuring Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie, on "the danger of a single story"--nineteen minutes long, but *fantastic*. She's funny, honest, and spot on in her insights.
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1 comment:
thanks for sharing! i am such a fan of her writing, and now a fan of her as a person, thanks to that video.
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