Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was born in Nigeria in 1977. She is the author of four novels, Purple Hibiscus (2003), Half of a Yellow Sun (2006), Americanah (2013), and Dream Count (2025), of a short story collection, The Thing around Your Neck (2009), and of three books of non-fiction, We Should All Be Feminists (2014), Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions (2017), and Notes on Grief (2021).

She has received numerous awards and distinctions, including the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction (2007) and a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship (2008).

4 March 2025: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's new novel, Dream Count, has now been officially released! Chimamanda is currently on a book tour. In other news, this website has received a grant from the University of Liège, which will allow for a number of substantial updates over the coming months. All will be done to minimize the impact on user experience.

14 January 2025: Bibliography updated.

15 October 2024: Celebrating 20 years online today!

3 October 2024: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has officially announced that her new novel, Dream Count, will be published in March 2025. Bibliography and Online Sources updated.

22 May 2024: Bibliography and Online Sources updated.

10 April 2024: Bibliography and Online Sources updated.

6 December 2023: Bibliography and Online Sources updated.