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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie


Nigeria (b.1977)

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was born in 1977 and grew up in Nigeria. She moved to the United States to attend college and majored in communication and political science. In 2002, she was short-listed for the Caine Prize for African Writing. Her fiction has been published in literary journals including the Iowa Review, Prism International, Other Voices, Zoetrope All-Story, Calyx, and Wasafiri. Her stories have also been selected for Commonwealth Broadcasting Association and BBC awards. Purple Hibiscus, her first novel, will be published by Algonquin in October 2003. She is presently a student in the Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University.
 

Genres: Literary Fiction, Science Fiction
 
Novels
   Purple Hibiscus (2003)
   Half of a Yellow Sun (2006)
   Americanah (2013)
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Collections
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Imitation (2015)
   The Arrangements (2016)
   The Shivering (2016)
   Zikora (2020)
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Series contributed to
Black Stars
   1. The Visit (2021)
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Anthologies containing stories by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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The Best American Short Stories 2016 (2016)
(Best American Short Stories)
edited by
Junot Díaz

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Awards
Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction Best Book nominee (2004) : Purple Hibiscus
Booker Prize Best Novel nominee (2004) : Purple Hibiscus
Women's Prize For Fiction Best Novel nominee (2004) : Purple Hibiscus
James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction Best Book nominee (2006) : Half of a Yellow Sun
Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction Best Book winner (2007) : Half of a Yellow Sun
The Richard and Judy Best Read of the Year Best Book nominee (2007) : Half of a Yellow Sun
Women's Prize For Fiction Best Novel winner (2007) : Half of a Yellow Sun
Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction Best Book nominee (2014) : Americanah
Women's Prize For Fiction Best Novel nominee (2014) : Americanah
International IMPAC Dublin Literary Awards Best Book nominee (2015) : Americanah


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