‘Dream Count’ About Making Case For Motherhood as a Relevant Literary Theme – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Prominent Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has stated that her new novel ‘Dream Count‘ is about making a case for the incorporation of motherhood as a relevant theme in literature. Chimamanda Adiche’s who is on her ‘Dream Count tour’, she stated this on Thursday during an appearance on the Morning Show on Arise Television.

Dream Count

Dream Count, which marks the author’s return to writing novels after over a decade, is centered around four African women navigating joys and disappointments across the continent. 

The novel has been receiving plaudits globally from women and literary lovers, with the author stating, “(the good thing about the book) is hearing from women who say that they see themselves in the novel.

“In all of my touring, the most moving, that brought me to tears, was a woman in Copenhagen. And she just looked at me and she said to me, You make me feel stronger.”

Incorporating Motherhood Into Literature

Addressing insinuations that Dream Count deviates from feminism, she said, “I do not agree with the premise that it moves away from feminism.  I think the idea that somehow feminism means that a woman doesn’t want to be a mother is not true.

” I think motherhood is a very important and central part of the lives of many women. motherhood should be an important theme in literature, as it is interesting to think about how little we see of motherhood in literature. 

“In some ways, I think for me, Dream Count is also about making a case for motherhood. It is a valid and important and legitimate theme in literature,” she noted.

Dream Count Tour

“Lagos is the beating heart of Nigeria. And so that’s why Lagos first. So Lagos tomorrow at the Museum Center then after that, Abuja. And then I’m going to Enugu, which is where I was born. Then I’m also going to Nsukka, which is where I grew up. So it’s really a real wholesome homecoming for me,” Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie noted. According to the author, the tour would feature music. Poetry, spoken word. Book reading and an interactive session.