3.8

Dream Count

von Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Format:Hardcover

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.

Gegenwarts- & Literarische Fiktion
416 SeitenHardcover
Erschienen an: 2025-03-04

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Aktuelle Rezensionen(9)

3.8(74 ratings)
GabrieleRezension von Gabriele

Gut geschrieben und gut übersetzt, allerdings gibt es keinen richtigen Roten Faden. Die Erzählerin berichtet sprunghaft, mal in der ersten, mal in der dritten Person. Die Frauenfiguren definieren sich über Männer, Gesprächsthemen sind Männer, Sexuelle Übergriffe, Pornografie, oberflächlich Beschneidung (es lässt sich mit Mühe ableiten, dass Beschneidung „nicht gut“ ist), aber was genau soll gesagt werden, was soll ich mitnehmen?

JazfulRezension von Jazful

Another 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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IsaRezension von Isa

Die Geschichten von vier Frauen zwischen Nigeria und den USA werden zu einem bewegenden Roman über Migration, Selbstbestimmung und weiblicher Stärke verwebt - absolut lesenswert!

Mariana SocorroRezension von Mariana Socorro

Intense, amazing, provocative, clever, ironic in a very classy way and unique. Both book and author. Meeting her in person 2 days ago was a highlight of my year so far. Just ready and be prepared for the punch. Loved the strong women.

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