Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (/ˌtʃɪməˈmɑːndə əŋˈɡoʊzi əˈdiːtʃi.eɪ/ ⓘ[a]; born 15 September 1977) is a Nigerian writer and activist. Regarded as a central figure in postcolonial feminist literature, she is the author of the novels Purple Hibiscus (2003), Half of a Yellow Sun (2006) and Americanah (2013). Her other works include the book of essays We Should All Be Feminists (2014); Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions (2017); a memoir, Notes on Grief (2021); and a children's book, Mama's Sleeping Scarf (2023).
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Чімаманда Нґозі Адічі, Amanda Ngozi Adichie, Amanda N Adichie, and 15 others
Чимаманда Нгози Адичи, Çimamanda Nqozi Adiçi, چیمامانڈا نگوزی آدیچیے, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, チママンダ・ンゴズィ アディーチェ, چیماماندا نگوزی آدیچی, Չիմամանդա Նգոզի Ադիչի, צ׳יממנדה נגוזי אדיצ׳יה, Adichie Chimamanda Ngozi, צ'יממנדה נגוזי אדיצ'יה, Ngozi Adichie, チママンダ・アディーチェ, ਚੀਮਾਮਾਨਡਾ ਆਦੀਚੀਏ, Chimamanda Adichie, Amanda N. Adichie - Born:
- Sept. 13, 1977
