Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Biography
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was born on September 15th, 1977 and is currently 46 years old. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was born in Enugu, Nigeria. Adichie attended Eastern Connecticut State University where she received a B.A., Johns Hopkins University where she received an M.A. and Yale University where she received an M.A.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is the author of the Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Short Stories/Novellas series which currently consists of 4 novels. The Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Short Stories/Novellas series started in 2009 with the novel Imitation. The most recently released novel in the Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Short Stories/Novellas series was Zikora which was released in 2020. There are no upcoming novels for the Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Short Stories/Novellas series.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has also written the Non-Fiction Books series which has 4 books including We Should All Be Feminists and Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was the runner-up in the 2010 Dayton Literary Peace Prize awards, fiction category, for her novel The Thing Around Your Neck.
Adichie was the lone writer in the MacArthur Fellowship Class of 2018. She was named a Fellow for exploring the circumstances that result in ethnic conflict in well-imagined novels and short stories influenced by her home country of Nigeria.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Awards & Accolades
Adichie's book, Half of a Yellow Sun won the Women's Prize, For Fiction, in 2007.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Purple Hibiscus was nominated for the Women's Prize, For Fiction, in 2004. Half of a Yellow Sun was nominated for the British Book Awards, Richard and Judy Best Read of the Year, in 2007. The Thing Around Your Neck was nominated for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, Fiction, in 2010. Americanah was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Fiction, in 2013 as well as the Women's Prize - For Fiction in 2014. Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Nonfiction, in 2017.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Author Insights
The highest rated book by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Book Notification is Americanah, a Standalone novel.
The most read book by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Book Notification is Americanah, a Standalone novel.
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: F.A.Q
When was Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Born? How old is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie?
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was born on September 15th, 1977. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is currently 46 years old.
Where was Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Born?
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was born in Enugu, Nigeria and is Nigerian-American.
What book awards has Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie won?
Adichie's book, Half of a Yellow Sun won the award Women's Prize, For Fiction, in 2007.
What was the first book Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie wrote?
The first novel written by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was Purple Hibiscus, published in 2003.
What was the most recent book Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie wrote?
Her most recently released work was Mama's Sleeping Scarf on September 5th, 2023.
Will there be any more books by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie?
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie does not have any upcoming novels with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.
How many books has Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie written?
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has written 14 books. 3 Standalone Novels, 4 books in the Non-Fiction Books, 4 Short Stories/Novellas, 1 book in the Short Story Collections, 1 book in the Black Stars Series, 1 book in the Children's Books.
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