CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE

Nigeria

Biography

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was born in September 15, 1977. She is an acclaimed Nigerian writer. She comes from Abba in Anambra State, southeast Nigeria. She was born in the town of Enugu but grew up in the university town of Nsukka in south-eastern Nigeria, where the University of Nigeria is situated. Her father was a professor of statistics at the University, and her mother was also employed there as the university registrar. At the age of 19, she left Nigeria and moved to the United States She is pursuing an MA in African Studies at Yale University.

Bibliography

  • Purple Hibiscus, 2003
  • Half of a yellow sun, 2006