"When a writer of Chimamanda Adichie's status writes an essay, many publications are interested in publishing it. Her agent sends the essay to a few publications. The publications indicate their interest and make various offers and proposals including how they will feature it and what they would like to accompany it (e.g. a photo shoot, an additional interview), how much they will pay for it, when they will publish it and in what section of the publication. Chimamanda then makes a decision about which publication she prefers
Chimamanda wrote
the essay about depression last year. Depression is a very important subject
for her. She wanted to make sure the essay was very honest. She wanted to use
the essay as a way to help people, to start a conversation about depression,
particularly among Africans. Many people suffer in silence. Breaking the
silence around the subject of depression can be the first step to getting
better.
Many magazines
and publications were interested in the essay. One of them was the Guardian.
Chimamanda considered their offer and then decided she didn't want it to be
published there. She felt that the Guardian was not the right place for the
essay. She declined their offer, and they acknowledged in writing that she had
declined.
She planned to
publish the essay later this year, when she would have finished other
engagements, to give her time to deliver a talk in Nigeria about depression.
She had still
not finally decided which publication she would go with when she
discovered on Sunday that the essay had been published in the Guardian, with no
notice, no permission, nothing. She was shocked.
The Guardian
claims it was a technical error. It is not clear how something could have been
published, with photographs, due to a technical error. It is possible that The
Guardian deliberately published it even though they had been turned down. That
way, The Guardian could claim to have been first to publish Africa's
most-internationally recognized novelist writing for the first time on the very
personal subject of depression. The Guardian's action was unethical and
possibly illegal. The Guardian has apologized and removed the essay.
The essay will
be republished properly later this year. Chimamanda thanks all the people who
have already shared their own stories of depression. She hopes that knowing you
are not alone will be a source of comfort. She will speak more on the subject
in the coming months.
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I love this woman
Lovely lady.
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Wahs d essence na......d public has read it.their biz tho
Its good they apologised and took the post down and i hope it ends there
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They should let her decide first nas.
Wahs d essence na......d public has read it.their biz tho
The articles was boring sef
And I didn't gain anything from it
So why the fuss?
Why take it down again when it was up for at least 20hrs? ppl already copied all that was needed! issokay sha
We hear.
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Sabotage.
hmmmmm.. na wa oh. princesslivia89@yahoo.com
So guardian bu zi ndi oshi...hmm...so unprofessional
Hmmmmmmmmnnnn! Okay oooo! No comments
wah happened to our freedom of speech bikonu
missvee
Technical error ke!...they are lucky not 2have been sued by her
She is contradicting herself. Must everything be bout money. If she really wants to help someone, then the essay should be been published 4 free on different papers for wider reach. I bet she don't even operate a charity to assist people. Linda abeg u soar above this girl I once admire. She's all messed up.
Okiie o, seen. Till she decides to publish it officially, we dey wait. Linda take note!
She is contradicting herself. Must everything be bout money. If she really wants to help someone, then the essay should be been published 4 free on different papers for wider reach. I bet she don't even operate a charity to assist people. Linda abeg u soar above this girl I once admire. She's all messed up. Fuckin bipolar.
Okiie o, seen. Till she decides to publish it officially, we dey wait. Linda take note!
Okiie o, seen. Till she decides to publish it officially, we dey wait. Linda take note!
Linda thank you for deleting the post. I applaud you for that. That is respect! Well done Girl x
Technical error it should be
Okiie o, seen. Till she decides to publish it officially, we dey wait. Linda take note!
Hmmmmmm, #observing
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If they publish it nko? Abegggggggg
First the guardian will pay times two the intial agrred price before she declined, as damages. Secondly depression is a topical issue that should be addressed.
they should sue them amibo
Why she kan dey collect money if na to help people fight depression.
Nick
Abeg make una park well, na only she don surfer depresion b4? Publish d rubbish if u want to publish it or better still throway d nonsence mtchwwwww
thats her palava! i need to gwt to the office for nine
A real voice in the world. This is my desire oh lord!
Hope this one will not drive her to commit suicide o.
This is why you LINDA should quit this your lazy copy n paste... You wait till someone sues your scrawny a**
Hmmmmmmm comments reserved
Chimamanda the great writer
I love this babe
Hmmmm.
Ok...we have heard. Waiting for when she gets paid before we read. People now wants to make money through depression story. Ngwanu we're waiting...
I just love the system they use in publishing articles. Unlike our country everything is done without ethics. I enjoyed that essay though. Can't wait to read more of it when its republished.
Okay. Couldn't even read it. Was too long.
That's bhadd nah ...guardian y'all are too forward
Well her decisions has to be respected but the article is one hell of a good one
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Too bad for Guardian.
Good one. I read the eassy, not here though, so immersed in it,
Interesting..
Thumbs up.
Awwww. Thank God I saved the page for future reading. After I read this article I went back to check if the page was properly saved. Lmfao. And yes it is saved 😆😆😆😆😆
Ok. Yes ma Adichie
So proud of this Angel
Linda how you phrased the title sounds foolish and retarded
dont ask me why, think, or go back to school and study english 101
Anyone as critical must have depression issues.
Ife balu aba, abago.
Lol. Sharp thoughts! D guardian! They are lucky she didn't sue them to court.
Which kind of error is that? Don't they know their job!
TECHNICAL ERROR INDEED
they never surprise me with the way they carryout their action most time...
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Sue their asses....the white people always thinking dey r clever
Copyright infringement, if she is okay with just an apology or just Bringing down the post, but really, she ought to sue them for the. Breach of copyright to copy.
Technical error indeed! SMH, the printer upped and picked the article and printed it. Sorry excuse.
Abegi......
shakara
@lwkmd_naija
She should sue them
D Lord will settle u guys feud
Really unprofessional...They should thank God she's not suing them.
ITS WELL I ALSO PRAY THAT GOD WILL HELP ME OVERCOME MY STRUGGLES IN LIFE!!! I HAVE BEEN BATTLING DEPRESSION FOR A LONG TIME NOW JC
Okooo bt we hv all finish reading it! Daz almost medicine after death. Lolo1
ITS WELL I ALSO PRAY THAT GOD WILL HELP ME OVERCOME MY STRUGGLES IN LIFE!!! I HAVE BEEN BATTLING DEPRESSION FOR A LONG TIME NOW JC
Hmmmmmm
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Ok ma!
excellent speaks where necessary
excellent speaks where necessary
Chimamanda, i love you. Don't mind the Guardian, i hope you sue their ass for this
wen u are big, u are big
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Fear catch Linda sef, she sef take down d post. Hahaha. #happymonday
Their whahala o
My literary icon and mentor,I hope she sues them too
Somethng doesn't seem right. If d above is true, I believe d guardian will pay her monetary compensation.
The Guardian have committed an irrevocable error and there cannot be any acceptable excuse for such, therefore they should and must be heard accountable in the court of Law, considering the obvious circumstance.
make she fly
mstchews.. jst saying
She is a goddess.
Nwanyi oma. The Guardian should pay you for leaking it.
Don't stop there, sue them and make a lot of money from it.
Linda even you no take permission,na copy and paste u do kwa
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I have it added to my bookmark, should I also delete it?...lolz
YOU didn't take it down out of courtesy, Linda. You took it down because of fear of reporting or litigation, baby.
hmmmmmm interesting
why wouldnt she sue them? if she s d one now dey go sue am sharply
Ok we don hear.
She should add more details when she republishes it. The caches of the essay are everywhere. When the response was positive, she should have kept it on the Guardian and negotiated her pricing, if that was an issue, with the publication.
Yup!! Love Linda to bits.xx
My friend pls shut your mouth if you know nothing about professionalism!! Chimamanda is a professional writer...her messages will certainly help people and create awareness, but she isn't writing for leisure...that's her job....she never told you she was running a charity organization did she??
And for ur information, running a Charity organization is a calling..not smth ppl just delve into to impress idiots like you who can never be content with people who are just themselves! Take several seats joor!!!pscheeeEeew
it all balls down to her making more money from the interviews. its a good thing they took it down tho...... thank goodness i didnt post it on my blog! my readers would have been disappointed tho
Mr Rare species, God bless you, you know what's going on. It's something you need to look beyond your nose to see.
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It has come to the point where Chimamanda is exploiting the spoils of this nation for her own benefit. I don't see how these articles help us, apart from telling us what we already know. Nigerians have become creatures of habits, find a loophole that hasn't been exploited and engage. It's quite sad, because behind this charade, you are the very thing that you write against. Pretence.
Abi
Sue them!
Please send it yo me. Lol
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Shame on The Guardian. They should pay! But this also kept me thinking, can we just share our dark moments for free?
Noted
Its horrible that Guardian published article and then taken down. They should take permission from Miss Chimamanda Adichie..!!
I am glad to read about the award-winning writer Chimamanda Adichie. I must say that she has done a great job in helping people know more about depression that affects millions of people worldwide.
great and an interesting article is Shame on The Guardian . i like such woman . thanks for sharing such posts.dissertation writers uk
Chimamanda Adichie is a great writer. . It is engaging to transport one’s self into the quality of life; to see how a crafty person has thought before us, and to what noble crown we have at last.
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