Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was born on September 15th, 1977 and is currently 48 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 has written 5 Non-Fiction Books. The first was released in 2014 with the book We Should All Be Feminists. The most recently released was Annie Leibovitz: Women: 2025 Edition which was released in 2025. There are no upcoming non-fiction books by Chimamanda Ngozi at this time.

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. Dream Count was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Fiction, in 2025.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Lists & Other Mentions

• Half of a Yellow Sun was a Richard & Judy Book Club 2007 Pick and the Service95 Book Club August 2023 Pick.
• Americanah has made several lists including:
  1. AbeBooks: 100 (Fiction) Books to Read in a Lifetime Selection in 2018.
  2. The Sunday Times: 100 21st-Century Novels to Love Selection in 2019.
  3. New York Times: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century Selection in 2024.
  4. Honi Soit: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century Selection in 2024.
  5. Ex Libris: 100 Books to Read and Reread Selection in 2020.
  6. Vox: 19 Best Books from the 2010s Selection in 2019.
  7. The Independent: 40 Best Books To Read Before You Die Selection in 2023.
  8. Literary Hub: Quintessential American Fiction, According to the Rest of the World Selection in 2015.
  9. Telerama: The 25 Masterpieces of World Literature That Will Define the 21st Century Selection in 2025.
  10. Paste Magazine: The 40 Best Novels of the 2010s Selection in 2020.
  11. PBS: The Great American Read Selection in 2018.
• Half of a Yellow Sun has made several lists including:
  1. The Guardian: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century Section in 2019.
  2. Good Housekeeping: 100 Best Books to Read by Women Authors Selection in 2021.
  3. BBC: 100 Novels That Shaped Our World Selection in 2019.
  4. The Independent: 25 Best Books by Female Authors Selection in 2019.
  5. Marie Claire Magazine: Best Books To Read Before You Die Selection in 2017.
  6. BBC: Big Jubilee Read Selection in 2022.
  7. TES Magazine: Teacher's Favourite Books List Selection in 2013.

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