The new novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author of Americanah and Todos deberíamos ser feministas.
In the deep solitude of the pandemic, Chiamaka, a Nigerian travel writer living in the United States, reviews her former lovers as she faces her decisions, doubts, and regrets. Around her orbit three other women whose lives intersect and illuminate each other. Zikora, her best friend, is a brilliant lawyer used to having everything under control, until a betrayal forces her to seek support where she least expected it. Omelogor, Chiamaka’s bold and straightforward cousin, influential in Nigeria, begins to question how well she truly knows herself. And Kadiatou, Chiamaka’s housekeeper, proudly raises her daughter in the United States but must face an unforeseen blow that threatens everything she has built.
In Unos cuantos sueños, Adichie observes with clarity and force the intimate and social cracks that mark the experience of these women. Can true happiness be reached, or is it always a fleeting spark? What level of honesty does love demand, towards others and oneself? With a sharp gaze on the decisions we make and those others make for us, on mothers and daughters, and on an interconnected world where nothing happens in isolation, the novel beats with emotional urgency and prose as beautiful as it is firm. A return that reaffirms Adichie as one of the most vibrant and moving voices in today’s literary scene.
Critics have said:
«Unos cuantos sueños reads like a feminist War and Peace. It is a tale about the war waged against women, a force that arises from society but also through the body itself. Full of truth, wit, and compassion, it is a magnificent novel that conveys the complexity of human motivation and dares to ask difficult questions. A work that generates frustration with the world, but satisfaction with the quality of current fiction.»
The Times
