Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Writer

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (/tʃɪmɑːmɑːndə əŋɡoʊzi ʌdiːtʃ(j)eɪ/; born 15 September 1977) is a Nigerian novelist and short story writer. She has been called "the most prominent" of a "procession of critically acclaimed young anglophone authors [that] is succeeding in attracting a new generation of readers to African literature".

Personal facts

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Birth dateSeptember 15, 1977
Birth nameChimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Birth place
Enugu State , Enugu
Nationality
Demographics of Nigeria
Ethnicity
Igbo people

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Writer

Career start2003
influenced by
notable work
Half of a Yellow Sun
Purple Hibiscus
Americanah

Topical connections

Chika UnigweWriter
André AcimanWriter
Eva PerónPresident
A. S. ByattWriter
Chinua AchebeWriter
Ángel LozadaWriter

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,6109,1204088,00.html
  2. http://chimamanda.com
  3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6731387.stm
  4. http://www.L3.ulg.ac.be/adichie
  5. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specials/1246_the_forum/page50.shtml
  6. http://www.guernicamag.com/features/adichie_1_15_12
  7. http://www.guernicamag.com/fiction/1527/quality_street
  8. http://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story.html
  9. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmsYJDP8g2U
  10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hg3umXU_qWc