The acclaimed author says 21-month-old Nkanu's death after an MRI at a Lagos hospital changed her lifelong sense of belonging.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie poses during a photo session in Vincennes, Paris' suburb on March 27, 2025. - Joel ...

The last we heard of any progress for the film adaptation for Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s 2013 novel, Americanah was back in 2014 when Variety announced that David Oyelowo was pegged to co-star ...

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, esteemed Nigerian author, thinks we need to stop using terms like "patriarchy" if we want feminism to work. She was speaking about the types of specific words people use when ...

Adichie writes she "came undone" when she learned of her dad's death. Her new book is a charged account of his passing — and also a narrative of mourning in the time of pandemic. This is FRESH AIR. In ...

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The acclaimed author shared the news in a family statement, asking for privacy as they mourn the loss of their son. The acclaimed author says a Lagos hospital failed to follow basic medical protocols ...

Despite her celebrated status within the writing community (honors include a MacArthur Fellowship and being one of The New Yorker's "20 Under 40"), most people hadn't heard of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ...

Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and her husband Ivara Esege, MD, are grieving an unimaginable loss. Their one-year-old son has passed away after suffering a brief illness. The renowned author ...

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie doesn’t mind if you don’t like her. Too many women worry about being liked, she says, and that’s not only misguided, but also damaging. “It’s not your job to be likable. It’s ...

Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. It was announced today that celebrated author, feminist, and aesthete Chimamanda ...

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is the rare contemporary novelist to have earned celebrity status as a result of both her art and her politics, to the diminishment of neither. Her award-winning, best-selling ...