Author
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
b. September 15, 1977 · Nigeria
Cook, Poet, Novelist, Short story writer, Non-fiction writer, Journalist, Writer
Titles on list
2
Total weeks
6
Peak rank
#4
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Biography
- Born
- September 15, 1977 · Enugu
- Nationality
- Nigeria
- Gender
- Female
- Languages
- Igbo, English, Nigerian Pidgin
- Education
- Yale University, Johns Hopkins University, Drexel University, Eastern Connecticut State University, University of Nigeria
Awards & Honours
- 2003O. Henry Award
- 2007Women's Prize for Fiction
- 2007Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
- 2008MacArthur Fellows Program
- 2009International Nonino Prize
- 2013National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
- 2017OkayAfrica 100 Women
- 2018PEN Pinter Prize
- 2021BBC 100 Women
- 2025honorary doctorate from Sorbonne University
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