world famous author chimamanda ngozi adichie has become a feminist icon she gets involved in issues writes about sexism and racism and is known as a smart tough woman with a sharp sense of humor. i'm always watching always watching wall. and stories come at me you stories speak to me and i like to say that. sometimes you know the story calls me and you have to respond. the author is often greeted like a pop star like here at berlin's literature festival i did see a shatters the myth that intellect can also be glamorous her books speak of global injustices and tell stories and often unheard voices. and really just a writer if you want to stay home and write poetry and dream but there are things about the world that make me so angry that i didn't want to try and make a difference. i did she left nigeria. to 19 to study in the us where she felt discriminated against because of her skin color for the 1st time she captured that feeling in her 2013 breakthrough novel americanah which has been translated into 37 languages and is told from the perspective of a nigerian woman in the u.s. from where