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The Thing Around Your Neck is a short-story collection by Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, first published in April 2009 by Fourth Estate in the UK and by Knopf in the US. It received many positive reviews, including: "She makes storytelling seem as easy as birdsong" (Daily Telegraph); [1] "Stunning.
Ifeoma Okoye (born 1937), novelist, short story writer, children's writer; Chinelo Okparanta (active since 2010), Nigerian-American short story writer, educator; Ukamaka Olisakwe (born 1982), feminist writer, short story writer, screenwriter; Ayodele Olofintuade, novelist and journalist; Nuzo Onoh (born 1962), African Horror writer
The Joys of Motherhood is a novel written by Buchi Emecheta.It was first published in London, UK, by Allison & Busby in 1979 and was first published in Heinemann's African Writers Series in 1980 and reprinted in 1982, 2004, 2008.
Nigerian women short story writers (10 P) I. Igbo short story writers (5 P) Pages in category "Nigerian short story writers" ... Wikipedia® is a registered trademark ...
In November 2020, Half of a Yellow Sun was voted the best book to have won the Women's Prize for Fiction in its 25-year history. [19] In 2022, Half of a Yellow Sun was included on the "Big Jubilee Read" list of 70 books by Commonwealth authors, selected to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II. [20]
Women in Nigeria face numerous challenges, including gender inequality, poverty, and a lack of access to education and healthcare. [5] Despite these challenges, Nigerian women are making strides in all areas of life and are becoming increasingly empowered to take control of their lives and their futures. [6]
One of Adébáyọ̀'s stories was highly commended in the 2009 Commonwealth Short Story Competition. [7] Her poems and stories have been published in several magazines and anthologies, including East Jasmine Review, Farafina Magazine, Saraba Magazine, Kalahari Review, Lawino Magazine, Speaking for the Generations: An Anthology of New African Writing, Off the Coast: Maine’s International ...
These three stories introduced Emecheta's three major themes, which were the quest for equal treatment, self-confidence and dignity as a woman. Her works Gwendolen (1989, also published as The Family), Kehinde (1994) and The New Tribe (2000) differ in some way, as they address the issues of immigrant life in Great Britain. [4]