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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: I want my books to be read in Africa

"Not being able to write was terrifying"

The Nigerian-born, US-based author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been listed as one of Time Magazine's "100 Most Influential People".

Her essay We Should All Be Feminists, was even sampled by Beyoncé and copied onto T-shirts.

Over the years she's written novels, poetry and numerous short stories - and now her new book, Dream Count, marks a highly anticipated return to fiction after more than a decade away. So why the long wait?

She spoke to the BBC's Emma Barnett.