Tag: Chimamanda
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Chimamanda Adichie’s father bows out at 88
Professor James Nwoye Adichie, father of renowned author, Chimamanda is dead. He was 88. A family source noted that the scholarly academic died on Wednesday night . He was admitted at the Chira Memorial Hospital in Awkuzu, Oyi local government area of the State. The Emeritus Professor of Statistics and Mathematics at…
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Chimamanda Adichie to speak at Yale’s 2019 Class Day
Acclaimed Nigerian writer Chimamanda Adichie 41, has been selected as the speaker in the during the Yale’s 2019 Class Day. Adichie graduated with a Master’s Degree from Yale in African History in 2008. The Class Day Planning Committee member, Shuyu Song said the writer was selected based on her ability to give a meaningful and…
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Brilliant minds gather as Chimamanda, Michelle Obama review ‘Becoming’
The long anticipated review of “Becoming,” a memoir documenting the life of former First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, took place on December 3. The event was moderated by Chimamanda Adichie, one of the most sought after writers of this generation, with well over 2,000 people present at the Royal Festival Hall,…
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‘Wife’ debate: Chimamanda slams ‘outrage mongers’
Award winning Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie, has slammed critics who condemned her over questioning Hilary Clinton’s Twitter bio. She was condemned for asking Clinton why her Twitter bio starts with “wife” during an interview at the PEN World Voices Festival on Sunday. Reacting to the heaps of condemnation that trailed her question, Adichie…
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Chimamanda Adichie’s `upset’ over Hillary Clinton’s `wife’ bio sets twitter on fire
Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Adichie is in the news again for her feminist views for being `upset’ by former US Presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton’s usage of `wife’ on her Twitter bio. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adichie, who is a renowned feminist fighting for the equality of male and female genders, asked the question…
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Chimamanda’s ‘Americanah’ listed among books shaping fiction in 21st century
Nigerian novelist, Chimamanda Adichie has added another feather to her cap. Her novel, Americanah, has been listed in the New York Times list of 15 remarkable books by women that are shaping the way we read and write fiction in the 21st century. Recall that Adichie’s first novel,Purple Hibiscus was longlisted for the Man Booker…