How was it possible to miss something you no longer wanted?
—Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in Americanah
Quotes from the book Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
About Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ( (listen) CHIM-ah-MAHN-də əng-GOH-zee ə-DEE-chay; born 15 September 1977) is a Nigerian writer whose works include novels, short stories and nonfiction. She was described in The Times Literary Supplement as "the most prominent" of a "procession of critically acclaimed young anglophone authors [which] is succeeding in attracting a new generation of readers to African literature", particularly in her second home, the United States.