Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian novelist and essayist whose books, including ‘Purple Hibiscus’, ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ and ‘Americanah’, have won major international literary awards and been translated into many languages. Her essay ‘We Should All Be Feminists’ has been widely cited in global conversations on gender.
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Novelist & Essayist
Location: Enugu, Nigeria
Internationally best-selling novelist known for 'Half of a Yellow Sun', 'Americanah' and the essay 'We Should All Be Feminists'.
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