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About Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (; born 15 September 1977) is a Nigerian writer, whose works include fiction, nonfiction, and lectures. She is widely recognised as a central figure in postcolonial feminist literature.

Born into an Igbo family in Enugu, Nigeria, Adichie was educated at the University of Nigeria in Nsukka, where she studied medicine for a year and half. She left Nigeria at the age of 19 to study in the United States at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and went on to study at Eastern Connecticut State University, Johns Hopkins University, and Yale University in the U.S.

Many of Adichie's novels are set in Nsukka, where she grew up. She started writing during her university education. She first wrote Decisions (1997), a poetry collection, followed by a play, For Love of Biafra (1998). She achieved early success with her debut novel, Purple Hibiscus. Adichie has written many works and has cited Chinua Achebe and Buchi Emecheta as inspirations. Her writing style juxtaposes Western and African influences, with particular influence from Igbo culture. Most of her works explore the themes of religion, immigration, gender and culture.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie writes about Fiction, Nigeria, Short stories, History, 19th century, and short story. Their best-known work is Americanah.

On FindMyTBR we track 35 books by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 34 of them confirmed as audiobooks on Spotify or Apple Books — including Algo alrededor de tu cuello, Americanah: A novel (Unabridged), and Autour de ton cou. Full availability across Spotify, Apple Books, Audible, and Amazon is below.