Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ( ; born 15 September 1977) is a Nigerian writer, novelist, poet, essayist, and playwright in postcolonial feminist literature. Her debut novel, Purple Hibiscus (2003), was centered on the Nigerian Civil War and has been translated into many languages. Along with Purple Hibiscus were the novels Half...
—Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in We Should All Be Feminists
How was it possible to miss something you no longer wanted?
—Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in Americanah