Book Reviews
A Polyphonic Chant?
In a world convoluted by a pandemic, questions of grief, identity, and resilience have taken on a polyphonic song, dedicated to women navigating the layered injustices of gender, race, and cultural alienation. Dream Count, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s lockdown memoir hums an existential question just right at the beginning in the opening sentence: “I have always longed to be known, truly known, by another human being” (3), which unveils the subtle theme of the novel: the disconnection between humans as an ontological flaw. Therefore, one could argue that the polyphonic novel contributes to the diasporic estrangement phenomenon not only through grand proclamations of the souls searching for meaning in a solitary marathon but through the everyday rhythms of loss and love.
24.09.2025
