Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (born September 15, 1977) is an award-winning Nigerian writer. She comes from Abba in Anambra State, southeast Nigeria. Her book Half of a Yellow Sun won the 2007 Orange Prize for fiction.[1]
Chimamanda N. Adichie | |
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 Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in 2013 | |
| Born | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie August 15, 1977 Enugwu, Enugwu State, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigeria |
| Period | 2003-present |
| Notable works | Purple Hibiscus Half of a Yellow Sun |
Adichie was born in Enugu into an Igbo family. She married Ivara Alistair Esege, a Nigerian doctor.[2]
Sampling on a Beyoncé song
In December 2013 Beyoncé released her fifth album BEYONCÉ. The eleventh song on the album "Flawless" has a sample from Adichie's TED Talk "Why We Should All Be Feminists". Adichie's sample on the album caused her novel Americanah go up around 600 places in the Amazon chart.[3]
References
- Reynolds, Nigel (June 7, 2007). "Nigerian author wins top literary prize". The Telegraph. p. 1. Retrieved 2008-07-27.
- "Vixen". Vibe.
- "Beyoncé's "***Flawless" Has Sent Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Novel Rocketing Up Amazon Charts". Complex.
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