Nigeria: Fame Led to Chimamanda Adichie Father's Kidnapping
Internationally acclaimed author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, disclosed in an essay in a newspaper that she was haunted by a feeling of guilt, because her fame had indirectly made her father a target of kidnappers.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
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Nigeria:
Chimamanda Adichie's Kidnapped Father Freed
Independent (Lagos), 6 May 2015
The father of Nigeria's award winning author, Chimamanda Adichie, who was kidnapped by unidentified men, has been freed. Read more »
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Nigeria:
When a Writer Is 'Successful'
Daily Trust, 16 May 2015
When does a writer become 'successful?' Perhaps after a good number of books published, when validated by literary masters, given multiple awards or having a large sum of money in… Read more »
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Africa:
Olikoye - a Short Story by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
allAfrica, 28 January 2015
How softly the rain fell that Monday morning when my water broke. Because I was used to the raging downpours of Lagos, this quiet patter calmed me, filled me with peace. My husband… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Chimamanda Adichie-One of Time's 100 Most Influential People in the World
Premium Times, 16 April 2015
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been selected as one of TIME magazine's 2015 100 Most Influential People in the World. Read more »
InFocus
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The list includes Americanah by Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, three novels in translation from Brazil, France and Morocco and novels from Australia, Ireland, the UK, ... Read more »
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Acclaimed Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has won the U.S. National Critics Book Prize for her novel Americanah. Read more »
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The award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie spoke at the closing lecture at the PEN World Voices festival. Read more »