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Chris Abani was born in Afikpo, Nigeria, in 1966, and now lives in Chicago. He is the author of six books of fiction and eight collections of poetry.

Over the course of his career, he has received numerous awards and distinctions, including the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award (2005, for the novel GraceLand) and the PEN/Beyond Margins Award (2008, for the novella Song for Night).

If you wish to write to Chris Abani, please use the contact details provided on his official website.

If you have references which are not currently listed, please do not hesitate to send them to the editor of this bibliography at dtunca@uliege.be.

News and Updates
6 December 2022: Primary Sources, Secondary Sources and On the Internet updated.

2 April 2022: Secondary Sources and On the Internet updated. Drawing your attention to the publication of the first monograph on Chris Abani's work, by Annalisa Oboe and Elisa Bordin.

28 December 2020: Primary Sources, Secondary Sources and On the Internet updated.

21 May 2019: Primary Sources, Secondary Sources and On the Internet updated.

3 April 2018: Secondary Sources and On the Internet updated.

24 October 2017: Secondary Sources and On the Internet updated.

14 February 2017: Primary Sources, Secondary Sources and On the Internet updated.

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