Adichie studied political science at Eastern Connecticut State University, and has a Masters degree in writing from Johns Hopkins University and a Masters degree in African Studies from Yale. She has held fellowships at Princeton-where she taught a writing course-and Harvard.
She is the first Nigerian recipient of numerous prestigious
literary awards including the Orange prize, the National Book Critics Circle
award, the Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize and the Nonino Prize for fiction.
She has, most recently, been shortlisted for the Dublin IMPAC prize, the most
lucrative literary award in the world.
In addition, she was listed as one of the top twenty fiction
writers under the age of forty by The New Yorker magazine.
She has been awarded a Macarthur Fellowship, popularly known as the Macarthur
‘Genius’ Award.
Adichie has also been honoured by the Nigerian Ministry of
Foreign Affairs with the ‘Global Ambassador’ award.
Her first TED talk, THE DANGER OF A SINGLE STORY, is one of the
most-watched TED talks and is a staple of school courses all over the world.
Her second TED talk, WE SHOULD ALL BE FEMINISTS, has been a major influence in
the ongoing worldwide resurgence of feminism, and inspired Beyonce’s popular
anthem FLAWLESS.
Her books have been translated into more than thirty languages
and have sold over a million copies worldwide. The film adaptation of her most
recent novel AMERICANAH will be co-produced by Brad Pitt and Lupita Nyong’o.
She lives in Lagos, where she organizes an annual creative
writing workshop.
Other Nigerians on the TIME 100 list are activist Obiageli
Ezekwesili, president-elect Muhammadu Buhari and artist Chris Ofili.
Photographed
by Lakin Ogunbanwo for New York magazine.
Not a fan
ReplyDeleteWho cares if you are a fan or not. As you can see you not being a fan do not stop her from being successful. So please take a walk.
DeleteWho is this edo witch? Leav my oga alone
DeleteNot a fan.. good for her. Lindaobserve
ReplyDeleteCongrat
ReplyDeleteCongrat
ReplyDeleteCongratulation my dear.
ReplyDeleteLinda.....hw many times u wan give us this news na.....moving on.....
ReplyDeleteShe has done well for self her.
ReplyDeleteI used to know her while she was studying Pharmacy at the University of Nigeria Nsukka. I am happy with her success
ReplyDeleteIf this is true,it buttresses something that always bothers me.
DeleteWhy don't people add the Nigerian universities they attended to their profiles especially if they have gone on to other schools even if its a low grade school outside the country.UNN is(was) a solid school like most federal universities back then.
I'd still prefer to employ a unilag/ife/ui/unn graduate over a private university one.(if the federal universities are still what they were some years ago)Yet we earn from this same system that we refuse to be proud of.its well
She didn't finish at nsukka. She did just a year and left for conneticut. She had no passion for the sciences but writing. en somme.. she isn't a graduate of nsukka.
DeleteGr8 woman
ReplyDeleteShe has tried..
ReplyDeleteGud for her 👍👍👍
ReplyDeleteA position well deserved! more grease to her elbow.
ReplyDeleteThe only person in the world I look up to.
ReplyDeletecommendable. lord pls help me make this list FOR A GOOD REASON one day ijn AMEN
ReplyDeleteWell deserved. An epitome of the term - Beauty with brains.
ReplyDeleteSupport Saving Father from the stables of another beauty with brains.......
Gorgeous n elegant lady. U go grl
ReplyDeleteSo young and accomplished. They forgot to add that she's gorgeous to the list. She's wearing that dress!
ReplyDeleteThis chauvinist that keeps aiming at Nobel peace price with her indirect quest for war. Anumpama! Causing trouble from afar.
ReplyDeleteI hope you voted chimamanda.
ReplyDeleteGood for her. She s lucky
ReplyDeleteNoted!
ReplyDeleteokay seen
ReplyDeleteCONGRATS MA' SHES WORTH IT..TOMJERRYSWIT
ReplyDeleteCool, and lovely.
ReplyDeleteShe deserves it and more
ReplyDeletei love her to pieces
ReplyDeleteWell deserved
ReplyDeleteshe deserves more if there was more....genius
ReplyDeleteChimamanda,, a woman after my heart. :)
ReplyDeleteLook how beautiful she is. ----C21
She deserves it, weldone girl
ReplyDeleteLinda, have you ever met Chimamanda? If you've ever read Americanah and seen/heard her talk about the blogger main character, I think she implies she bases Ifemelu on you. She doesn't say where life and creative license converge though. Care to clarify? Hehe.
ReplyDeleteShe is beautiful
ReplyDeletenice one;
ReplyDeletel love to see young women
excelling in their fields...
She's smart, savvy and unapologetically
ReplyDeletesexy.
ILUSFM beautiful mama.
Well done beautiful brain. na God oh.
ReplyDeleteProud of her
ReplyDeleteAbeg see awards and achievement,may God help us to grow academically like dis lady oo
ReplyDeleteWow, good for her. She has achieved alot
ReplyDeletelovely.....i would reach this level and surpass it.AMEN
ReplyDeleteI'm getting there. The world would hear my voice.Congrats ma keep inspiring us
ReplyDeleteCongrats to her.
ReplyDelete~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA
She deserves it.
ReplyDeleteGreat woman
ReplyDeleteGees!!!!. This woman is well accomplished John Hopkins, Yale, Princton, Havard etc. All Ivy league schools. I am speechless.
ReplyDeletegreat achievement.
ReplyDeleteSo well accomplished. All i can say is "pls do not take any political appointment in Nigeria". Tribalism alone will make them hate you
ReplyDeleteAre they telling us that she is in the same category with Boko Haram's leader?
ReplyDeleteVery Beautiful Woman!! #Proud of you!
ReplyDeleteI love this young lady beyond words. and il bless d day i see her.
ReplyDelete- Words From D WISE ONE
Whom the lord has blessed, no one can curse.
ReplyDeleteWhom the lord has blessed, no one can curse.
ReplyDeleteI love and respect her,my roles model hehehehe
ReplyDeleteWow... Admirable!
ReplyDeleteBeauty & Brains
ReplyDeleteProudly African
She deserves it, if anything for her lending her voice to champion the cause of women in the world and also for speaking out against injustices against the Igbo people.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to Chimamanda. It's well deserved. Congrats goes out also to our president-elect GMB for making the list as well. Hmm, I wonder why our "smiling hero" GEJ doesn't feature on the list. Guess he's not relevant or maybe he's been shortlisted for the Nobel Peace prize instead :-)
ReplyDeleteWhy isn't Linda's smiling hero on this list?
ReplyDeleteI'm so proud of dis woman. Wow!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to her
ReplyDeleteShe deserve to be on the list, so proud of her
ReplyDeleteSo proud of hr men!....
ReplyDeleteI admire d young lady....we r proud of u
ReplyDeleteWell done Chimamanda.
ReplyDeleteChimamanda!! My love! I just hope my child becomes a writer someday!! :)
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Stand out!! Slay! Brilliant! Impressive!! Excel in ur. Field!!
ReplyDeleteCONGRATS TO HER... BUT AFTER HER NEAR BIGOT RANT ABOUT THE OBA OF LAGOS'COMMENT MY RESPECT FOR HER FELL DOWN A NOTCH
ReplyDeleteShekau is among too . Don't understand the criteria used for being influential.
ReplyDeleteNA WAOO ADICHIE.IN BIG FELA VOICE "U DEY BLEACH O,U DEY BLEACH.NO GO B LIKE MICHAEL JACKSON.WEN I B C UR PICTURE,I NO BLIV AM,NXT TIN NA SAY I RUN GO GOOGLE GO COMPARE UR PIX NN IT PROVE ME RIT.U DEY BLEACH O,U DEY BLEACH
ReplyDeleteIgbo's stay winning. Congrats Chimamanda.
ReplyDeleteOur girl, chimamanda well done! Inspring women.
ReplyDeleteYou go girl! Congratssss
ReplyDeleteWith Shekau naa wats the big deal.
ReplyDeleteLinda i'm also waiting for you to be on the list someday #inspringwomen
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to the Word goddess.
ReplyDeleteChimamanda Adichie.... My Mentor.... I love u so much
ReplyDeleteproud of her.
ReplyDeleteARE YOU LOOKING FOR A SUGAR MUMMY OR DADDY PLEASE CALL THIS LINE 08132333771 PLEASE BE MATURE
ReplyDeleteWelldone pretty lady!
ReplyDeleteGo girl.. We gat ur back.
ReplyDeleteLinda I said so..
She as carve an inch 4 hersef. Congratz gul. I wil b dia too soon
ReplyDeleteChinonye,With your type of written English?I doubt.
DeleteNwanne m, biko, obughi "inch" kama obughi "niche". Ngwannu, k'omesia, kene kwa ndi bu unu.
DeleteJOY!!!!!!!
DeleteU need 2 practice the Art of Word-Craft Dear.
Good one
ReplyDeleteNice one. She deserves it. Though I'm not trilled by all of her kind of influence . She sometimes says the darnest things. However, I like her resolve to speak for what she believes whether we approve or not.
ReplyDeleteI guess they all have Omotola to thank for opening up this avenue to Nigerians. Abeg let me go fave my work , who knows me too I might be included one day.
Congrats to her..
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Congrats Chimamanda Adichie. You deserve it big time. You make us proud.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to her. You are really making Nigerians proud except for the tribalistic, selfish and one-sided article you wrote in support of your people in response to the obviously tribalistic comment made by Oba of Lagos which makes you petty attention seeking Tribalistic as most Nigerians. Anyways, enjoy your award
ReplyDeletebeta pikin
ReplyDeleteMumu people are tagging her bigot,but you didn't complain about the obas rant,Yoruba why are you so afraid of declaring an oduduwa republic,why do you people insist on staying with tribes that you hate,you guys are leeches,and the person saying omotola rubbish remember it is igbo Holly wood that made omotola popular. Idiots!
ReplyDeleteMumu people are tagging her bigot,but you didn't complain about the obas rant,Yoruba why are you so afraid of declaring an oduduwa republic,why do you people insist on staying with tribes that you hate,you guys are leeches,and the person saying omotola rubbish remember it is igbo nolly wood that made omotola popular. Idiots!
ReplyDeleteLovely outfit.
ReplyDeleteOf course she is! Love her #flawless
ReplyDeletehttp://dobzifingers.blogspot.com/?m=1
congratulations
ReplyDeletePls vote for my daughter goo.gl/TX9Svn. Vote for Nadia Baz. Thank U
ReplyDeleteCongrats to her!
ReplyDeleteShe's real, beautiful, and talented. I'm just keep liking her efforts.
ReplyDeleteI admire her a lot.... she's really intelligent
ReplyDeleteShe's real, beautiful, and talented. I'm just keep liking her efforts.
ReplyDeleteWhen you read profiles like this and compare them with growing up in nsukka, it speaks volume of potential possibilities and personalities. Where you are shouldn't stop you from getting to your dream. Look for what you love enjoy it. She dropped out of pharmacy went for literature her true love that love has made her a celebrity.
ReplyDeleteThe first person who said 'not a fan', is an absolute moron. Not a fan, but u hurried to comment, why not crawl into your pit and stay there. Jealous loser.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, we should give honour where due, and Chimamanda is simply amazing... I would absolutely love to meet her one day, she's the epitome of all it means to be a young Nigerian woman, going out there and doing it right, with honour and integrity. God bless her forever..
Nice outfit,,,,,,luv dis woman
ReplyDeleteBeauty and brain..dats wat we talking about
ReplyDeletebeautiful and brain......nice
ReplyDeletebeautiful and brain......nice
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