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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was born in Nigeria in 1977 and has studied at Connecticut State University and Johns Hopkins University.

Her short stories have been published in literary journals, such asGranta, Zoetrope, and Iowa Review. Purple Hibiscus, her first novel, was shortlisted for the Orange Prize and was winner of the Hurston/Wright Legacy award.

She will be a Hodder fellow at Princeton University for 2005–2006.

Participating in the Following Events
Wednesday 8-10pm
Believer Nighttime Event

Friday 4-6pm
Conversation w/Michael Ondaatje, intro by Peter Carey
pa7 Read Adichie on "Inappropriate Appropriation" and in her conversation with Michael Ondaatje, featured in Issue 7 of PEN America: A Journal for Writers & Readers. >>More
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