Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was a Nigerian cook, poet, novelist, writer and journalist (born 1977). She was born at Enugu.

Also recorded as Adichie; Ngozi Adichie; Chimamanda Adichie.

Overview

Recorded at birth as Ngozi Grace Adichie.

Born at Enugu in 1977.

Identity and origins

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was recorded at birth as Ngozi Grace Adichie. The authorities additionally record the headings Adichie, Ngozi Adichie and Chimamanda Adichie. Her recorded languages were English, Igbo and Nigerian Pidgin. Her recorded confession was Catholic.

Formation and teaching

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie studied at Yale University, Johns Hopkins University, Drexel University and Eastern Connecticut State University. The record notes the qualification Master of Arts. Her recorded influences include Chinua Achebe, Enid Blyton and V. S. Naipaul.

Career and activity

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie worked in poetry.

She was employed by Wesleyan University. She belonged to American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She worked at Anambra State.

Recognition and collections

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie received O. Henry Award, Women's Prize for Fiction, Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, MacArthur Fellows Program, International Nonino Prize and OkayAfrica 100 Women. Work by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is held by Givens Collection of African American Literature.

Catalogued works

50 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library. Their recorded dates run from 2006 to 2009. The first 12 are listed here.

Half of a Yellow Sun, dated 2006. Purple Hibiscus. The Thing Around Your Neck. Americanah. We Should All Be Feminists. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The danger of a single story, dated 2009, held by TED, inventory 652. Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions. Notes on Grief. For Love of Biafra. The Arrangers of Marriage. Zikora. Note on Grief.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

TED: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi, African American Studies Center, 2011. Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (MOBI), 2026. Dream Count, 4.9 by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (AZW3), 2026. UNOS CUANTOS SUEÑOS leer epub Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 2026. Download Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 2026.

In detail

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie studied at Yale University, Johns Hopkins University and Drexel University. the recorded working language is English, Igbo and Nigerian Pidgin.

The field of work recorded is poetry. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are poetry. Chinua Achebe, Enid Blyton and V. S. Naipaul are recorded as an influence.

Residence is recorded at Anambra State. Employment is recorded with Wesleyan University. Membership is recorded of American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Works named in the authority record are Purple Hibiscus, Half of a Yellow Sun and Americanah.

Work by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is recorded in the collections of Givens Collection of African American Literature.

Distinctions recorded are O. Henry Award, Women's Prize for Fiction, Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards and MacArthur Fellows Program.

Chronology

  1. 1977Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie born at Enugu.
  2. 2006Half of a Yellow Sun.
  3. 2009Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The danger of a single story (TED).

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q230141: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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