She has received numerous awards and distinctions, including the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction (2007) and a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship (2008).
Arts & Humanities Dean's Lecture Series: Chimimanda Adichie in Conversation
Arts & Humanities Dean's Lecture Series: Chimimanda Adichie in Conversation
English | Center for Literary and Comparative Studies
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center,
Gildenhorn Recital Hall
Free (ticketed) and open to the public. Information about obtaining tickets is available here.
Visit www.beworldwise.umd.edu for additional information about the series.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was born in Nigeria in 1977. She is the author of the novels Purple Hibiscus (2003) and Half of a Yellow Sun (2006), and of the short story collection The Thing around Your Neck (2009).