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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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Name: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated 14 hours ago - 2 reports

Curlicues

Americanah. By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Knopf; 496 pages; $26.95. Fourth Estate; £20. Buy from Amazon.com, Amazon.co.ukWith her Fountain of irrepressible corkscrew curls, it is hardly surprising that Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is preoccupied with hair. ... [Published This Day Online - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Lagos (Nigeria), Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, African-Americans, Fourth Estate

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Review – Americanah

The new novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie explores the jet-setting, cross-national Afropolitan experience, but not as a story of triumph.Share |The ‘Afropolitan’ jet-setter began the year in a swirl of curious and adoring headlines, their multinational ... [Published Think Africa Press - May 17 2013]

Entities: Nigeria, Racism, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Chimamanda Adichie to Appear on Glo/CNN’s African Voices

In line with the philosophy of the CNN African Voices sponsored by Glo to showcase successful and high-profile personalities, who are shaping the African continent, the programme will this weekend feature Nigerian novelist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.The ... [Published This Day Online - May 17 2013]

Entities: Hibiscus, T Wong, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Americanah - A Critical Perspective

Americanah, a novel, is the very most recent entry by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and it is published by Random House, with a voluminous 477 pages counting and prized at $26.95 for a copy. Ambrose Ehirim contests his passion for this recent novel and other ... [Published Nigeria Village Square - May 15 2013]

Entities: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Nigeria, Immigration, Flora Nwapa

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

A Nigerian-'Americanah' Novel About Love, Race And Hair

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian-born author and MacArthur fellow. Her earlier works include the novels Purple Hibiscus and Half of a Yellow Sun and the short story collection The Thing Around Your Neck. (Ivara Esege / Random House)School romances ... [Published WNYC - May 11 2013]

Entities: Nigeria, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Immigration

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

Americanah, or the elite rationality of nameless medicine

I just finished Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s new book, Americanah . It was at points a very fun read, a novel through which a young woman describes how she sees America having grown up in Nigeria, and then how she sees Lagos after more than a decade ... [Published Shelby Grossman's Blog - May 12 2013]

Entities: African Students' Association, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Nigeria

First reported May 05 2013 - Updated May 05 2013 - 1 reports

Chimamanda out with Americanah

Nigeria authoir, the award-winning author, Chimanda Ngozi Adichie, has released her new book, Americanah, international book pundits site, Goodreads interviewed her on the new book. Excerpts:CHIMAMANDA Ngozi Adichie "Here is a new writer endowed with ... [Published Nigerian Compass - May 05 2013]

Entities: Nigeria, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, African-Americans, Lagos (Nigeria)

First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 1 reports

Am I an ‘Immigrant Writer’?

Draft is a series about the art and craft of writing.books and literature, Immigration and Emigration, writing and writersI learned recently, to my surprise, that I had written a novel about the immigrant experience. The novel I thought I’d written was ... [Published New York Times - May 04 2013]

Entities: Indian-Americans, Junot Díaz, Immigration, Jhumpa Lahiri, Nat Turner

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Jackie reviews Cambridge Wordfest Spring 2013

Delighted to be supporting Cambridge Wordfest for a second season running, Jackie Dobbyne of Cambridge Publishing Management Ltd reviews the sessions she attended by world-renowned novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Guardian journalist Seumas Milne and ... [Published Cambridge Network - May 03 2013]

Entities: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Seumas Milne, Jon Snow, Occupy Movement, Hibiscus

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

China: soft power and hard cash in Africa, plus the real value of aid

Our special report delves into China's extensive development investments in Africa, from hospitals to shoe firms and operaIf you are viewing this on the web and would prefer to get it in your inbox every two weeks, register for the email editionShareChina ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: China, Duncan Green, Evelyn Hockstein, Evelio Rosero

First reported Apr 20 2013 - Updated Apr 20 2013 - 1 reports

Your Shelf Life

5 books to readAmericanahBy Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieWith depth and humor, Adichie explores the lives of two lovestruck teenagers in Nigeria, who later end up as immigrants on different continents. They reunite years later, reigniting their passion, but ... [Published San Diego Magazine - Apr 20 2013]

Entities: Shelf Life, Meg Wolitzer, Khaled Hosseini, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

Binyavanga: I have found no reason to get married just yet

Icon. Iconoclast. Provocateur. Literary gangster. These are some of the adjectives that have been used to describe Binyavanga Wainaina, winner of the 2002 Caine Prize for African Writing and the founding editor of Kwani? Is this the successor of Ngugi ... [Published Daily Nation - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Chinua Achebe, KOIGI WA WAMWERE, Witi Ihimaera, Binyavanga Wainaina

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Curlicues [Published This Day Online - 14 hours ago]
A Nigerian-'Americanah' Novel About Love, Race ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 18 2013]
'Fearless' writer cries over praise [Published CNN.com - Video - May 17 2013]
Review – Americanah [Published Think Africa Press - May 17 2013]
Chimamanda Adichie to Appear on Glo/CNN’s Afric... [Published This Day Online - May 17 2013]
Ozwald Boateng Steps in as Guest Editor for a L... [Published TickerTech.com - May 16 2013]
Coming To 'Americanah': Two Tales Of Immigrant ... [Published WUKY - May 15 2013]
Americanah - A Critical Perspective [Published Nigeria Village Square - May 15 2013]
A future made in Africa-50 Trailblazers under 5... [Published Equities.com - May 12 2013]
Relishing the Adichie Moment [Published This Day Online - May 12 2013]
Americanah, or the elite rationality of nameles... [Published Shelby Grossman's Blog - May 12 2013]
A Nigerian-'Americanah' Novel About Love, Race ... [Published WNYC - May 11 2013]
Ozwald Boateng steps in as guest editor [Published GhanaHomePage - May 10 2013]
Ozwald Boateng guest edits New African [Published Biz Community - May 08 2013]
Adichie focuses on Nigeria's present for her ne... [Published Worcester Telegram & Gazette - May 05 2013]
Chimamanda out with Americanah [Published Nigerian Compass - May 05 2013]
Am I an ‘Immigrant Writer’? [Published New York Times - May 04 2013]
Jackie reviews Cambridge Wordfest Spring 2013 [Published Cambridge Network - May 03 2013]
China: soft power and hard cash in Africa, plus... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Apr 30 2013]
Wikipedia’s sexist turn: Men are novelists, wom... [Published Firstpost.com - Apr 30 2013]
Adichie focuses on Nigeria's present for new novel [Published Metronews - Apr 29 2013]
Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie on writing about race [Published The Scotsman - Apr 27 2013]
WIE Names the 60 Most Influential African Women [Published Individual.com - Apr 24 2013]
Your Shelf Life [Published San Diego Magazine - Apr 20 2013]
Binyavanga: I have found no reason to get marri... [Published Daily Nation - Apr 19 2013]
Okereke: Creative writing, publishing and educa... [Published The Guardian Nigeria - Apr 19 2013]
Humanising History & Connecting Cultures [Published Times Education Supplement - Apr 16 2013]
Shortlist Announced for Women's Prize for Ficti... [Published Woman & Home - Apr 16 2013]
Novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: women don't ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - Apr 16 2013]
Pretending Not To Notice Race [Published VDare - Apr 14 2013]

Blogs

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Americanah, or the elite rationality of nameles... [Published Shelby Grossman's Blog - May 12 2013] I just finished Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s new book, Americanah . It was at points a very fun read, a novel through which a young woman describes how she sees America having grown up in Nigeria, and then how she sees Lagos after more than a decade ...
Afrique 3.0, Version 2.0 [Published {AFRICA IS A COUNTRY} - Apr 01 2013] Flying back from Dakar and Bamako to my home near “Little Senegal,” I snatched up Courrier International’s special issue “Afrique 3.0″ while passing through Paris. Tom made a quick survey of it just as it hit the newstands. Now that we’ve had a ...
Nigeria's Chinua Achebe Remembered as ‘Trailbla... [Published Global Voices Online - Mar 26 2013] Nigerian author Albert Chínụ̀álụmọ̀gụ̀ Àchèbé, better known as Chinua Achebe whose internationally praised writing gave Africans a voice by destroying the mold cast by colonialism, died on March 22, 2013 . He was 82. Achebe's seminal novel, “ Things ...
Chinua Achebe’s Legacy and the Need for More Af... [Published Brookings Up Front - Mar 26 2013] Chinua Achebe, the literary giant from Nigeria, passed away last Thursday . In his various writings, Achebe challenged the then Eurocentric perspectives and instead brought an African perspective to the story of colonialism in Nigeria as expounded ...
Chinua Achebe’s Legacy and the Need for More Af... [Published Brookings Latest From Brookings - Mar 26 2013] Chinua Achebe, the literary giant from Nigeria, passed away last Thursday . In his various writings, Achebe challenged the then Eurocentric perspectives and instead brought an African perspective to the story of colonialism in Nigeria as expounded ...

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'Fearless' writer cries over praise [Published CNN.com - Video - May 17 2013]
Nigerian writer remembers Achebe [Published CNN.com - Video - Mar 22 2013]