Official Website & Social Media | Short Stories | Extracts from Fiction | Poems
Articles, Essays & Lectures | Interviews | In Translation | Miscellaneous
Articles, Essays & Lectures | Interviews | In Translation | Miscellaneous
Secondary Sources
Primary Sources
Official Website & Social Media
- Chika Unigwe Official Website
- Chika Unigwe Official Facebook page
- Chika Unigwe Official Twitter account
Short Stories
- 'Borrowed Smile', Wasafiri 39 (Summer 2003), pp. 30-32. Also published on AfricanWriter.com, 21 May 2005.
- 'Thinking of Angel', Eclectica Magazine 8.1 (January-February 2004).
- 'Dreams', Eclectica Magazine 8.1 (January-February 2004).
- 'De Smaak van Sneeuw', in De Eerste Keer: Tien jonge talenten aan de start van hun schrijversloopbaan (Antwerp: Manteau & Standaard, 2004), pp. 82-97. Short story originally written in Dutch.
- 'Anonymous', El Ghibli 3.13 (September 2006).
- 'The Day Independence Came', Per Contra 9 (Winter 2007-2008).
- 'Going Home', 234 Next, 28 August 2009. Also published in Kenyon Review (Summer 2015).
- 'Waiting', Per Contra 17 (2010).
- 'Saving Agu's Wife', Agni 72 (2010), p. 230ff. Also published in Litro 113 (February 2012) and in Europe Now 15 (2018).
- 'The Exorcism', Kweli (March 2013).
- 'Love of a Fat Woman', Asymptote, April 2013.
- 'Heart of Darkness', citybooks (2013).
- 'Perfect', Guardian, 22 October 2014.
- 'The Smell of Home', Aljazeera, 7 November 2015.
- 'Bethlehem', One Throne 8 (Winter 2015).
- 'Leaving Meshach', Aster(ix) Journal, 8 December 2016.
- 'The Itinerary of Grief', Out of Print 30 (2018).
- 'How to Survive a Heat Wave', Literary Hub, 13 September 2019.
- 'The Weight of Love', Isele Magazine (28 June 2020).
- 'A Hand across Her Back', Passa Porta, 26 March 2021.
- From On Black Sisters' Street, New York Times, 29 April 2011.
- From Night Dancer, Story Time, 27 June 2012.
- 'First Steps', Sentinel Poetry 12 (November 2003).
- 'Dying on a Road in Lagos', Sentinel Poetry 12 (November 2003).
In English
- 'Washing Hands and Needing the Loo', Kwenu.com, 2005.
- 'The Burden of my Being', Kwenu.com, 2005. No longer online.
- Review of The Salt Reaper: Poems from the Flats, by Lasana M. Sekou, Postcolonial Text 2.3 (2006).
- 'Speaking Igbo, Writing English: Chika Responds to Suzy', LitNet, 18 April 2007.
- 'Any Old Antwerp Night', Eclectica 11.4 (October-November 2007).
- 'Nigerian Women and Labor Migration', Journal of the African Literature Association 2.2 (Summer-Fall 2008), pp. 116-124.
- Lecture delivered at TEDxEuston, 5 December 2009, YouTube, uploaded by TEDx Talks, 9 March 2010.
- 'Nigeria: Fulfilling our lost promise', Guardian, 3 June 2010.
- 'Laurent Gbagbo has put Ivory Coast on a precarious path', Guardian, 21 December 2010.
- 'How to Be an African', African Writing Online 9, 2010.
- 'Boko Haram Is Nigeria's Enemy', Guardian, 22 January 2012.
- 'Old wounds run deep', review of There Was a Country, by Chinua Achebe, New Statesman 141.5124 (28 September - 4 October 2012), p. 74. Online version: 27 September 2012.
- 'What I'm Thinking About ... Forgiveness and Healing', Guardian, 10 March 2013.
- 'Losing My Voice', Aeon (March 2013).
- 'Legalizing Prostitution Brings Protection and Better Care', New York Times, 19 September 2013.
- 'Migrant Nigerian Sex Workers and Feminism', Writing Invisibility: Conversations on the Hidden City (Johannesbur: Mail & Guardian, & ACMS, 2013), pp. 113-121.
- 'Will no one protect Nigeria's students?', Guardian, 19 April 2014.
- 'Tolerance is no longer the key', Guardian, 15 June 2014. Part of a multi-authored feature entitled 'British values, Michael Gove? Here's help from abroad on what they are'.
- 'The World Cup allows Nigerians a moment of joy', Guardian, 28 June 2014. Also published in The Gulf Times, 29 June 2014.
- 'Falling in Love with Brussels', Selamta Magazine, September-October 2014.
- 'The Transformation of Mama Paulina', Guernica, 16 March 2015.
- 'Former Dictator or Inept Incumbent? Nigeria's Dire Election Choice', Guardian, 27 March 2015.
- 'Crime and Christianity are killing off our religious traditions', Guardian, 9 September 2015.
- 'Nigeria has a new government, but Boko Haram is deadlier than ever', Guardian, 20 November 2015.
- 'The Near-Impossibility of Assimilation in Belgium', New York Times Magazine, 25 November 2015.
- 'A Tale of Two Books: A Forgotten Story and Things Fall Apart', Massachusetts Review 57.1 (Spring 2016), pp. 69-76.
- 'A compelling debut set in northern Nigeria', review of Born on a Tuesday, by Elnathan John, Guardian, 28 April 2016.
- 'Before I Became a Writer, Loretta Reveals, 18 March 2016.
- 'Belgium's African diaspora: In the shadow of terror', New African Magazine, 12 May 2016.
- 'Sketches of My Mother', The Missing Slate 14 (Summer 2016), pp. 16-19.
- 'The Danger of Reading The Single Book: A Plea for Cross-Cultural Reading', Fusion, 30 April 2017.
- 'When dreams die, they do not rot: three men, one dream and the theater', Africa is a Country, 23 July 2017.
- 'Why I No Longer Use the Term Game for Bushmeat', Brittle Paper, 7 August 2017.
- 'It's not just Greta Thunberg: why are we ignoring the developing world's inspiring activists?', Guardian, 5 October 2019.
- 'Five things Covid-19 Has Taught Me About Life', Lagos Review, 13 April 2020.
- 'On That Prayer Walk For Trump', Daily Trust, 8 November 2020.
- 'Courage', Passa Porta, 1 December 2020.
- 'The Last Of The -Ember Months', Daily Trust, 6 December 2020.
- 'Spare The Rod And Spoil The Child?', Daily Trust, 20 December 2020.
- 'On Hypocrisy, Classism And Patriotism', Daily Trust, 10 January 2021.
- 'On Young Domestic Workers And Abuse', Daily Trust, 17 January 2021.
- 'On Overwhelming Emotions', Daily Trust, 24 January 2021.
- 'On the Dismissal of a Pregnant, Unmarried Police Officer', Daily Trust, 31 January 2021.
- 'On Disinheriting Igbo Daughters', Daily Trust, 7 February 2021.
- 'Free Yourselves', Daily Trust, 14 February 2021.
- 'Naija Girl Magic', Daily Trust, 21 February 2021.
- 'Dismantling The Culture Of Victim Blaming', Daily Trust, 11 March 2021.
- 'Here Comes the African Giant', Daily Trust, 17 March 2021.
- 'The Myth of the "Good African Woman"', Daily Trust, 25 March 2021.
- 'The African Woman (For the "Real" African Man', Daily Trust, 1 April 2021.
- 'To Whom Much Is Given, Much Is Expected', Daily Trust, 8 April 2021.
- 'Jack-In-Ghana', Daily Trust, 14 April 2021.
- 'On The School Girls Smoking Shisha', Daily Trust, 22 April 2021.
- 'Enchanté, Goodbye', Babbel, 13 May 2021.
- 'On the Blindness of Privilege: Pastor Paul Adefarasin And His Call For An Exit Plan', Daily Trust, 20 May 2021.
- 'A Quick Note On Depression and Suicide', Daily Trust, 27 May 2021.
- 'One Step at a Time', Daily Trust, 3 June 2021.
- 'Which Way Nigeria?', Daily Trust, 10 June 2021.
- 'Demo-Crazy Day', Daily Trust, 17 June 2021.
- 'A Noncomprehensive Manual For Life And Social Media', Daily Trust, 24 June 2021.
- 'Polit(R)Icking', Daily Trust, 1 July 2021.
- 'Madness Everywhere', Daily Trust, 8 July 2021.
- 'Children's Voices Matter', Daily Trust, 15 July 2021.
- 'Chopping Money', Daily Trust, 22 July 2021.
- 'Dreaming Big Dreams', Daily Trust, 5 August 2021.
- 'Our Culture?!', Daily Trust, 12 August 2021.
- 'Thoughts on Identity', Daily Trust, 19 August 2021.
- 'The Elite Vs The Rest of Us', Daily Trust, 26 August 2021.
- 'On Yahaya Aliyu', Daily Trust, 2 September 2021.
- 'This Is Someone's Child', Daily Trust, 9 September 2021.
- 'No, You're Not Buying A Baby By Adopting One', Daily Trust, 16 September 2021.
- 'Stop Perpetuating Harmful Gender Norms', Daily Trust, 23 September 2021.
- 'Loving a Country That Does Not Love You Back', Facebook, 2 October 2021.
- 'Living in Dystopia', Daily Trust, 7 October 2021.
- 'Nigerian Cuisine : Victim Of Colo Mentality, See Finish Or Ignorance?', Daily Trust, 14 October 2021.
- 'They Are European Children', Daily Trust, 21 October 2021.
- 'Egedege', Daily Trust, 28 October 2021.
- 'Yellow Sisi', Daily Trust, 4 November 2021.
- 'Flower for Warriors', Daily Trust, 11 November 2021.
- 'Damaging Narratives', Daily Trust, 16 December 2021.
- 'We Are Zamfara', Daily Trust, 13 January 2022.
- 'A Note on Respect', Daily Trust, 20 January 2022.
- 'The Blessed of the Earth', Zeitgeister: International Perspectives from Culture and Society, February 2022.
- 'Where Money Is God', Daily Trust, 3 February 2022.
- 'Why Are Our Buildings Falling?', Daily Trust, 17 February 2022.
- 'Naming Is Neither Innocent Nor Neutral', Daily Trust, 24 February 2022.
- 'Anambra State Is Bleeding', Daily Trust, 3 March 2022.
- '"Mannerless" Young People', Daily Trust, 10 March 2022.
- 'What Kind of Human Are You', Daily Trust, 17 March 2022.
- 'Our People Have Gone Mad Again', Daily Trust, 24 March 2022.
- 'Aluta Continua', Daily Trust, 24 March 2022.
In Dutch
- 'Zwart Worden in Zeven Lessen', MO*, 11 February 2010.
- 'Koffie en Koekjes', Kif Kif, 1 September 2011.
- 'Kuifje in Congo en de wereld van nu', Kif Kif, 6 October 2011.
- 'Koken in 't Igbo', Kif Kif, 10 November 2011.
- 'Onze Elio?', Kif Kif, 15 December 2011.
- 'Mijn droom', Kif Kif, 19 January 2012.
- 'Blanke slipjes voor Zimbabwe', De Wereld Morgen, 3 April 2012.
- '"Hun weg is niet de onze"', De Wereld Morgen, 17 April 2012.
- 'Een racistische cake voor westerse kunstkannibalen', De Wereld Morgen, 30 April 2012. In collaboration with David Van Peteghem.
- 'Wat Geert Bourgeois vergeten is', De Wereld Morgen, 22 May 2012.
- 'Wat een vrouw!' ,MO*, 31 October 2012.
- 'Voor eeuwig en een dag allochtoon', MO*, 27 September 2013.
- 'Welkom Sint, maar zonder Piet', MO*, 21 October 2013.
- 'Een beetje meer empathie graag', De Standaard, 2 November 2013.
- 'Pak de pinksterpastoors aan', MO*, 22 November 2013.
- 'De Nigeriaanse babyfabrieken', MO*, 20 December 2013.
- 'Een anti-homowet in het land van corruptie, armoede en terrorisme', MO*, 22 January 2014.
- 'Zwarte juffen bestaan toch niet?', MO*, 19 February 2014.
- 'Wie is bang van het R-woord?', MO*, 16 March 2014.
- 'België doet alsof het buiten de geschiedenis staat', De Wereld Morgen, 26 March 2014.
- 'Nigeria van kwaad naar erger', MO*, 16 April 2014.
- 'Nigeriaanse overheid #CantBringBackOurGirls', MO*, 13 May 2014.
- 'De revolutie heeft jou nodig!', MO*, 13 June 2014.
- 'Ebola: zout, pastoors en oplichters', MO*, 5 September 2014.
- 'De Amerikaanse nachtmerrie', MO*, 29 September 2014.
- 'De poort naar een andere toekomst', MO*, 27 October 2014.
- 'Rare jongens, die Belgen', MO*, 24 November 2014.
- 'De gift van een nieuwe kans', MO*, 22 December 2014.
- 'Geen hashtag voor Baga', MO*, 19 January 2015.
- 'Tussen de duivel en de diepe blauwe zee', MO*, 16 February 2015.
- 'Sommige mannen lijden aan een onbehandelde vorm van chauvinisme', MO*, 18 October 2016.
- 'Trump mag onze hoop niet afpakken', MO*, 20 January 2017.
- 'Het gevaar van het lezen van een enkel verhaal: een pleidooi voor crossculture boeken', Jeugdboekenmaand.be, 15 March 2017.
- 'De kolonisatie was het toppunt van arrogantie', trans. into Dutch by Annelies Jossa, revised by Isabelle De Schepper, MO*, 6 January 2022.
- 'Afrikaanse literatuur heeft de Nobelprijs niet nodig om gevalideerd te worden', trans. into Dutch by Jolien Walravens, revised by Noelia Ferreira Vidal, MO*, 13 January 2022.
- 'Laten we vechten om te veranderen wie de literaire poorten bewaakt, niet om wie ons werk vertaalt', trans. into Dutch by Axana Dumoulin, revised by Elmo Geeraerts, *MO, 20 January 2022.
In English and in Translation
- 'My E-Conversation with Chika Unigwe', by Nnorom Azuonye, Sentinel Poetry, March 2003.
- 'Afroeuropa in Conversation with Chika Unigwe', by Daria Tunca, Afroeuropa: Journal of Afroeuropean Studies 2.1 (2008).
- Interview by Bidisha, The Strand, BBC World Service, 3 July 2009.
- Interview by Jane Garvey, Woman's Hour, BBC, 13 July 2009.
- 'Intervista a Chika Unigwe', YouTube, uploaded by Afrikanews, 14 September 2009. English with Italian subtitles.
- 'In Conversation: Chika Unigwe', interview by Belinda Otas, Belinda Otas, 3 February 2010.
- 'Interview with Chika Unigwe', by Kalamu ya Salaam, Neo Griot, 26 April 2010.
- Interview with Miriam N. Kotzin, Per Contra 17 (2010).
- 'Chika Unigwe Talks On Black Sisters Street', by Ebele Chizea, Drumtide Magazine, 2010. Also published on Ebys, a Literary Blog, 26 March 2014.
- 'Geosi Reads Interviews Chika Unigwe, Author of On Black Sisters' Street!', Geosi Reads, 31 March 2011.
- 'Chika Unigwe: Interview with the Nigerian writer and poet', by Cristina Ali Farah, Vogue (Italy), 29 August 2011.
- 'Chika Unigwe - Writers Unlimited 2012', by Joke de Haan & Martijn Andernach, YouTube, uploaded by Writers Unlimited Winternachten festival Den Haag, 22 December 2011.
- 'Writers Changing Lives: A Chat with Chika Unigwe', by Nadja Borovac, Worldreader, 13 January 2012.
- 'Chika Unigwe on #OccupyNigeria', by Tom Devriendt, Africa is a Country, 20 January 2012.
- 'Interview: Chika Unigwe', by Mark Colvin, Friday Late, ABC Radio National, 3 February 2012. Audio.
- 'Interview - part 2', YouTube, uploaded by Klasgastredactie, 1 June 2012. See also part 3. Part 1 is in Dutch, starts with a reading from the Dutch version of Night Dancer.
- Interview by Audrey Brown, The Strand, BBC World Service, 8 June 2012.
- 'A Chat with Chika Unigwe!', The Emerge Review, 11 June 2012.
- 'Chika Unigwe talks to Anita Sethi: "The process of writing has changed me completely"', Southbank Centre Blog, 4 July 2012.
- 'Q & A with Chika Unigwe', Edinburgh World Writers' Conference, 20 August 2012.
- 'An Interview with Afro-Belgian Writer Chika Unigwe', by Daniel Musiitwa, Africa Book Club, 1 September 2012.
- 'Enterprising Africans: Chika Unigwe', YouTube, uploaded by Africa Web TV, 15 October 2012.
- 'Chika Unigwe talks to ElNathan', by Elnathan John, Daily Times, 2 November 2012.
- 'I come from a catholic home where "sex" wasn't a word – Chika Unigwe', Vanguard, 11 November 2012.
- 'Chika Unigwe Q & A Interview', The Ambrose Ehirim Files, 14 November 2012.
- 'Sleevenotes', The Documentary, BBC World Service, 20 November 2012.
- 'High Impact writer: Chika Unigwe', YouTube, uploaded by High Impact Tour, 6 January 2013.
- 'I am not a confident writer - Chika Unigwe PT 1', YouTube, uploaded by Channels Television, 27 January 2013. See also part 2.
- 'I had to be on the street as if ready to sell myself – Chika Unigwe', interview by Prisca Sam-Duru, Vanguard, 10 February 2013.
- 'The Nigeria Prize for Literature 2012 Winner - Chika Unigwe', YouTube, uploaded by ngrprizeliterature, 13 February 2013.
- 'The 2nd Igbo Language Conference Preview Series Interview... Chika Unigwe', by Chigbo J.P. Ibe, Igbokwenu Radio, 4 April 2013.
- 'On Black Sisters Street', YouTube, uploaded by JB Multimedia Studios, 12 August 2013.
- 'Strangers in Each Other's Countries: A Discussion with Chika Unigwe", interview by Femke van Zeijl, Brittle Paper, 16 October 2013. See also the Dutch original.
- 'An Interview with Chika Unigwe', by Daria Tunca, Vicki Mortimer & Emmanuelle Del Calzo, Wasafiri 75 (Autumn 2013), pp. 54-59.
- 'Lantana Ball Speaker: Chika Unigwe', YouTube, uploaded by WONDER FOUNDATION, 24 March 2014.
- '(IR)REVERENCE: Interview with Mellon Creative Residents Chika Unigwe and Niq Mhlongo', by Miriam Hwang-Carlos, Decentered, 3 October 2014.
- 'Caine’s legitimacy comes from its work', interview by Bwesigye bwa Mwesigire, This Is Africa, 17 November 2014.
- 'Chika Unigwe', interview by Paddy O'Reilly, YouTube, uploaded by WheelerCentre, 27 January 2015.
- 'Interview: Chika Unigwe', by Jack Little, The Ofi Press 41 (April-May 2015). Interview conducted in March 2015.
- 'Chika Unigwe on Modern-day Sex Slavery and the Politics of Belonging', interview by Sanya Osha, AfricanWriter.com, 9 November 2015.
- 'Chika Unigwe on On Black Sisters' Street', interview by Omenka Helen Uchendu, Omenka Helen Uchendu, 8 December 2015.
- 'Author of the Month: Chika Unigwe', interview by Mehreen Fatima Ashfaq, The Missing Slate, 24 September 2016.
- 'Chika Unigwe: When Trepidation Hones the Imagination Into Literary Gems', interview by Chiedu Ezeanah, Premium Times, 3 October 2016.
- '5 Fragen an Chika Unigwe', interview (in English) by Setumo-Thebe Mohlomi, Goethe Institut, December 2016.
- 'Chika Unigwe on the African Writers Festival', AfricanWriter.com, 17 February 2017.
- 'Joy Keys chats with Author Dr. Chika Unigwe about Better Never Than Late', Saturdays with Joy Keys, 11 April 2020.
- 'Negofeminism and Art', interview by Rachael Fulton, the common breath, May 2020.
- 'Q&A: Words on the Times Chika Unigwe', Africa in Words, 19 May 2020.
- 'On Writing Transnational Migration in On Black Sisters' Street (2009) and Better Never Than Late (2019): An interview with Chika Unigwe', by Laura Barberán Reinares, Journal of Postcolonial Writing (forthcoming issue; interview already on the Taylor & Francis website).
- 'Assume Knowledge', Republic 5.4 (October-November 2021).
- 'Chika Unigwe: European realities and Nigerian dreams collide On Black Sisters Street', YouTube, uploaded by France 24, 10 February 2022.
- 'Chika Unigwe répond à notre questionnaire de Proust', YouTube, uploaded by Editions Globe, 7 February 2022.
- 'On Chiselling, Pruning and Trimming: Chika Unigwe in Conversation about Better Never Than Late', by Elisabeth Bekers et al., Journal for Literary and Intermedial Crossings 6.2 (2021).
- 'Fata Morgana : Chika Unigwe entre la réalité nigériane et le quartier chaud d'Anvers', by Gilles Bechet, Bruzz, 6 April 2022. In French. Also published as 'UNIGWE, Chika : Fata Morgana (2022)', Wallonica, 8 May 2022.
- 'Au Nigeria, on se prostitue pour un verre d'eau', Le Soir, by Cédric Petit, 15 April 2022. In French.
In Dutch
- Goris, Gie, 'Chika Unigwe: "Migreren is ook niet meer wat het was"', MO*, 30 November 2005. In Dutch.
- 'Fictie had me uitgekozen', interview by David Troch, Meander, 2007.
- Interview with Chika Unigwe, by Tom Lanoye & Luc Jansen, LUX XL, Canvas, 28 January 2008. YouTube, uploaded by biblommel, 17 February 2009.
- 'bladwijzer 139 deel1', YouTube, uploaded by Provinciaal Bibliotheekcentrum Antwerpen, 27 January 2009 (segment starts at 1:45). Chika discusses her non-fiction book Diep in uw schoot Nieuwkomers in Turnhout. In Dutch.
- 'De Stoel: Chika Unigwe', YouTube, uploaded by BILL beweegt, 12 February 2010.
- 'Chika Unigwe, Vlaams-Nigeriaans auteur: Er zit altijd een beetje van mezelf in mijn boeken', interview by Winke Brits, Wablieft, 22 February 2012. Scroll down to page 7.
- 'Interview', YouTube, uploaded by Klasgastredactie, 1 June 2012. Part 1 in Dutch, starts with a reading from the Dutch version of Night Dancer. See also part 2 and part 3< in English.
- 'Turnhout: Chika Unigwe heeft prijs', interview by Katrien Lodewyckx, Gazet van Turnhout, 4 December 2012.
- 'Tussen Turnhout en Lagos', interview by Femke van Zeijl, One World, 2 May 2013. See also the English translation.
- 'België is een structureel racistisch land', interview by Jeroen Zuallaert, Knack, 21 May 2013.
- 'Chika Unigwe over literaire prijzen', Cobra, 28 May 2013.
- 'De zwarte messias', Cobra, 28 May 2013. Chika Unigwe discusses Olaudah Equiano.
In Other Languages
- 'Chika Unigwe: "Les protestations au Nigeria ne cesseront pas"', interview by David Van Peteghem, Investig'Action, 20 January 2012. In French. Originally published in Solidaire, the magazine of the PTB party.
- 'La Belgique est un pays structurellement raciste', Le Vif, 22 May 2013. In French. Translated excerpt from 'België is een structureel racistisch land', interview by Jeroen Zuallaert, Knack, 21 May 2013.
As Interviewer
Short Stories
- 'Un sorriso in prestito', 'Borrowed Smile' trans. into Italian by Ludovica Pisano, El Ghibli 2.8 (June 2005).
- 'Anonima', 'Anynymous' trans. into Italian by Giovanna Zùnica, El Ghibli 3.13 (September 2006).
- 'La Maldizione', 'The Curse' transl. into Italian by Daniela Di Palma, 2010.
- 'Pensando an Angel', 'Thinking of Angel' trans. into Italian by Giovanna Zùnica, Bibliomanie.it, undated.
- 'Sogni', 'Dreams' trans. into Italian by Giovanna Zùnica, Sagarana, undated.
- '胖女之戀', 'Love of a Fat Woman' translated into Chinese by Hedy Bok, Asymptote, April 2013.
- 'Een arm om haar heen', translated into Dutch by Theo Veenhof, Passa Porta, 26 March 2021.
- 'Une main dans son dos' translated into French by Catherine Gibert, Passa Porta, 26 March 2021.
Miscellaneous
- De Standaard, 5 March 2011. Chika Unigwe recommends her favourite restaurant in Turnhout.
- 'Are chips really the best thing about Belgium?', by Tamara Gausi, Guardian, 10 June 2011. Several people, including Chika Unigwe, give their opinion about the future of Belgium.
- 'Book Notes - Chika Unigwe (On Black Sisters Street)', largehearted boy, 11 August 2011. Chika creates and discusses a music playlist related to On Black Sisters' Street.
- 'High Impact // Students Workshop with Peter Terrin and Chika Unigwe', YouTube, uploaded by Henriette Louwerse, 11 March 2013.
- 'Letter: An African cry for racial justice in America', Financial Times, 11 June 2020.
- Akani, Julius Nsirim, 'Gender Roles in Chika Unigwe's The Phoenix', African Research Review 10.2 (2016), pp. 295-306.
- Alao, Osieka Osinimu, 'Migration and Identity in Chika Unigwe's On Black Sisters' Street', Dutsinma: Journal of English and Literature 4.2 (2021), pp. 133-149.
- Barberán Reinares, Laura, 'The Pedagogies of Sex Trafficking. Postcolonial Fiction: Consent, Agendy and Neoliberalism in Chika Unigwe's On Black Sister's Street', Canadian Review of Comparative Literature / Revue Canadienne de Littérature Comparée 46.1 (March 2019), pp. 56-76.
- Chukwudi-Ofoedu, Amara E., 'The Domination and Sexual Objectification of Women in Chika Unigwe's On Black Sisters' Street', Journal of Humanities and Social Policy 3.1 (2017), pp. 1-9.
- Courtois, Cédric, 'The Travelling Bodies of African Prostitutes in the Transnational Space in Chris Abani's Becoming Abigail (2006) and Chika Unigwe's On Black Sisters' Street (2009)', in Women on the Move: Body, Memory and Femininity in Present-Day Transnational Diasporic Writng, ed. Silvia Pellicer-Ortín, Julia Tofanthuk (Abingdon: Routledge, 2019), pp. 25-45.
- Daniels, Faith Ben, 'Discussing the Migrant Experience: From Dakolo and Darey's Songs to Chika Unigwe and Abi Dare's Novels', Modern Languages and Literatures 2.3 (2021), pp. 37-46.
- Diabangouaya, Célestin, 'Le Prix de la Liberté dans Night Dancer, On Black Sisters' Street et Waiting For An Angel de Chika Unigwe et de Helon Habila', Série A : Annales de la Faculté des Lettres, Arts et Sciences de l'Université de Moundou 7.1 (January 2020), pp. 107-123.
- Egbuta, Chinyere Otuu, Nkechinyere Kalu, & God'spower Etim, 'Linguistic Nuances and Creative Techniques in Chika Unigwe's Select Novels', International Journal of English Language and Communication Studies 6.1 (2021), pp. 39-51.
- Haruna-Banke, Laura, & Iorwuese Gogo, 'A Realist Interpretation of Chika Unigwe's On Black Sisters' Street', Journal of Critical Studies in Language and Literature 3.1 (2021), pp. 32-40.
- Ibemesi, F.N., 'Realism in Chika Unigwe's Novel: On Black Sisters' Street', Interdisciplinary Academic Essays 8 (2016), pp. 141-145.
- Ikeagwuonu, Ogochukwu Priscia, 'Migrancy and Diaspora Identities in Chika Unigwe's On Black Sisters' Street and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Americanah', Journal of Communicative English 19 (2018), pp. 191196.
- Kamalu, Ikenna & Blessing O. Ejezie, 'Ideational Representation of Prostitution in Chika Unigwe's On Black Sisters' Street', Journal of Religion and Human Relations 8.2 (2016), pp. 239-258.
- Kyungun, Frank Aondoakaa & Raphael Terhemba Tayol, 'Psychoanalytical Reproach on Migration Experiences in Chika Unigwe's Novels', Igwebuike: An African Journal of Arts and Humanities 7.1 (2021), pp. 86-98.
- Ladele, Omolola A & Adesunmbo E. Omotayo, 'Migration and Identities in Chika Unigwe's Novels', Studies in Literature and Language 14.3 (2017), pp. 52-57.
- Mamah, Abou-Bakar, 'Transnational Sex Trade: Prostitution, Identity Crisis, and Memories in On Black Sisters Street, by Chika Unigwe', International Journal of African Studies 1.1 (March 2021), pp. 24-36.
- Mamudu, Adekunle, 'Poetic Justice and After-Life Vengeance in Chika Unigwe's On Black Sisters' Street and Felix N. Ogoanah's The Return of Ameze', International Journal of Current Research in the Humanities 25 (2021), pp. 259-268.
- Ligaga, Dina, 'Ambiguous Agency in the Vulnerable Trafficked Body: Reading Sanusi's Eyo and Unigwe's On Black Sisters' Street', Tydskrif vir Letterkunde 56.1 (June 2019), pp. 74-88.
- Nadaswaran, Shalini, 'Analyzing Sex Trafficking in Neo-Liberal Nigeria through Nigerian Women's Writings', International Journal of Social Science and Humanity 2.1 (January 2012).
- Odinye, Ifeoma E., 'Female Sexual Abuse and the Violation of Human Rights in African Fiction: An Example of Chika Unigwe's On Black Sisters' Street', Awka Journal of English Language and Literary Studies 6.2 (2018), pp. 63-82.
- Ojiakor, Chinyere, & Aloy Obika, 'Displacement and Embodiment of Fear for Survival of the African Women in the 21st Century in Chika Unigwe's On Black Sisters' Street', Journal of Global Education, Humanities, & Management Sciences 3.1 (2021), pp. 13-25.
- Onoja, Grace Ojonide, 'Interrogating Language Codes and the Impact of Naming and Description of Actors in Texts: A Case Study of Chika Unigwe's Selected Novels,' Dutsinma Journal of English and Literature 5.1 (2022), pp. 225-239.
- Opeyemi, Ajibola, 'Representation of Female Migrants in Selected Nigerian Migrant Narratives', in Literary and Linguistic Perspectives on Orality, Literacy and Gender Studies: A Celebration of Oluwatoyin Jegede @ 60, ed. Ayo Osisanwo, Kazeem Adebiyi-Adelabu, and Adebayo Mosobalaje (Lagos: Kraft, 2018), pp. 127-138. Partly discusses The Phoenix and On Black Sisters' Street.
- Savonic, Danica, '"The Problem of Locomotion": Infrastructure and Automobility in Three Postcolonial Urban Nigerian Novels', Modern Fiction Studies 61.4 (Winter 2015), pp. 669-689. Partly deals with On Black Sisters' Street.
- Tunca, Daria, 'Redressing the "Narrative Balance": Subjection and Subjectivity in Chika Unigwe's On Black Sisters' Street', Afroeuropa 3.1 (2009).
- Umezurike, Uchechukwu Peter, 'Resistance in Amma Darko's Beyond the Horizon and Chika Unigwe's On Black Sisters' Street', AFRREV LALIGENS: An International Journal of Language, Literature and Gender Studies 4.2 (2015), pp. 152-163.
- Umezurike, Uchechukwu Peter, 'Sexuality and Subjectivity in Chika Unigwe's On Black Sisters' Street, UJAH: Unizik Journal of Arts and Humanities 16.1 (2015), pp. 1-25.
- Urama, Evelyn Nwachukwu & Chukwuka Ogbu Nwachukwu, 'Human Trafficking: Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Forced Domestic Labour in African Literature', Journal of Language and Cultural Education 5.2 (May 2017), pp. 123-137. Includes a discussion of On Black Sisters' Street.
- Uzoh, Chinenye Vivian, 'A New Identity in the Diaspora: Chika Unigwe's On Black Sisters' Street and Meg Vandermerwe's Zebra Crossing', Interdisciplinary Journal of African and Asian Studies 6.1 (2020), pp. 1-10.
- Victor, Ogbeide O., 'Riding the Horses of Speech in Chika Unigwe's Night Dancer', International Journal of Innovative Research & Development 4.9 (August 2015), pp. 248-253.
- Akinsiku, Beatrice, 'Representations of Blackness in Nigerian Literature: Chika Unigwe and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie', MA dissertation, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, USA, 2021, 35 pp.
- Babayemi, Doyinsola Damilola, 'Human Trafficking in Contemporary African Fiction: A Study of Chika Unigwe's On Black Sisters' Street and Ifeanyi Ajaegbo's Sarah House', BA thesis, Federal University Oye Ekiti, Nigeria, 2018, 68 pp.
- Benkhaled, Sabrina, 'Capitalist Patriarchy and Sexual Exploitation in Chika Unigwe's On Black Sisters' Street (2009)', MA thesis, University of Bejaia, Algeria, 2019, 84 pp.
- de Koning, Emma, 'Geluk als Fata Morgana: Geluk, hybriditeit en gender in Chika Unigwes De Feniks, Fata Morgana en Nachtdanser', MA thesis, Leiden University, The Netherlands, 2016, 57 pp.
- Houle-Eichel, Camille, 'Unseen (Re)creation: Trafficking and Migrant Sex Work in Chris Abani's Becoming Abigail and Chika Unigwe's On Black Sisters' Street, MA dissertation, University of Montréal, Canada, 2021, 77 pp.
- Koffi, Koffi Asaph Sophonie, 'Immigration and Disillusion in Chika Unigwe's On Black Sisters' Street', MA thesis, Alassane Ouattara-Bouaké University, Ivory Coast, 2020, 96 pp.
- Leszczynska, Adriana, 'Culturele hybriditeit bij vrouwelijke personages in Nederlandstalige migrantenliteratuur', MA thesis, Leiden University, The Netherlands, 2015, 54 pp.
- Okolie, Mary JanePatrick Nwakaego, 'Historicising Borders: Studies in Nigerian Novels', PhD thesis, Stellenbosch University, South Africa, 2019, 182 pp.
- Serim Kim, 'THEY CAN(NOT) SPEAK: The Subaltern Woman in Three Novels of Dutch Migrant Writers / ZE KUNNEN (NIET) SPREKEN: De subalterne vrouw in drie moderne romans van Nederlandse migrantschrijvers', MA thesis, Leiden University, Netherlands, 2019, 73 pp. In Dutch. Contains a study of Fata Morgana (On Black Sisters' Street).
- Steinfeld, Henning, 'Afropolitan Space Invading between Neoliberalization and Africanization', PhD thesis, University of Tübingen, Germany, 2018, 237 pp. Contains a section entitled 'Making Sense of Afropolitan Spaces: Collective Identities in Chika Unigwe's On Black Sisters' Street (pp. 94-143).
- Toussaint, Marie, 'Le roman de la migritude et la question de l'identité féminine : étude comparée d'On Black Sisters' Street de Chika Unigwe, Americanah de Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie et Des Fourmis dans la bouche de Khadi Hane', MA thesis, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium, 2018, 149 pp. In French.
- Umezurike, Gideon Uzoma, 'The Quest for Authenticity in Americanah and On Black Sisters' Street', BA thesis, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 2015, 43 pp.
- Tunca, Daria, 'Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie en Chika Unigwe: stemmen die aandacht verdienen', trans. into Dutch by Lode Demetter, Rekto:Verso 16 (April-May 2006), pp. 18-19. Also available in the original (unpublished) English version.
- Adetoye, Prince Solomon Tai, 'I wouldn't write what I write if I had remained in Nigeria', Nation, c. February 2008.
- Otas, Belinda, 'Chika Unigwe on the Streets of Antwerp', Publishing Perspectives, 23 December 2009.
- Cracknell, Samantha, 'The Luxury of Shame', Aesthetica 30 (August-September 2010).
- Mathys, Kathy, 'De vrouw die weg durfde te gaan', De Standaard, 1 April 2011.
- Benoot, Rebecca, 'Crossing Borders', Flanders Today, 22 August 2012, p. 13.
- Offiong, Adie Vanessa, 'I didn't have expectations beyond writing a good book - Unigwe', Daily Trust, 3 November 2012.
- Osae-Brown, Funke, 'Chika Unigwe on winning the Nigerian Prize for Literature', BusinessDay, 5 April 2013.
- 'De Zwarte Messias - Chika Unigwe', Cobra, 28 May 2013. In Dutch.
- 'Chika Unigwe kiest voor schrijverscarrière en verlaat Turnhoutse politiek', Nieuwsblad, 10 December 2009.
- 'Chika Unigwe stapt uit gemeenteraad', De Standaard, 11 December 2009. In Dutch.
- Ogala, Emmanuel, 'Chika Unigwe emerges 2012 winner of NLNG prize for literature', Premium Times, 1 November 2012.
- 'Unigwe wins NLNG prize for literature', YouTube, uploaded by Channels Television, 2 November 2012.
- 'Chika Unigwe krijgt grootste Afrikaanse letterenprijs', De Standaard, 3 November 2012. In Dutch.
- Sam-Duru, Prisca, 'From NLNG's Treasury .. Chika Unigwe wins $100,000 NIG Prize for Literature', Vanguard, 8 November 2012.
- 'Governor, Peter Obi applauds winner of 2012 NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature', News Ghana, 30 January 2013.
- 'Chika Unigwe receives money, plot of land from Gov Peter Obi for writers village', Ada Dike's Blog, 13 July 2013.
- Quadri, Zaynab, 'Nigerian novelist appointed Professor of creative writing at Brown University', Pulse, 9 May 2016.
- 'Unigwe appointed as judge for Man Booker Prize', Punch, 12 July 2016.
- Sam-Duru, Prisca, 'Three finalists shortlisted for NLNG sponsored literature prize emerge', Vanguard, 6 September 2016.
- Aromolaran, Michael, 'Award-winning author, Chika Unigwe, set to publish new novel', Punch, 21 March 2021.
The Phoenix
- Cammaerts, Karolien, 'Life is hard, but so am I', Cutting Edge, 23 June 2007. In Dutch.
- de Heus, Hanna, 'In Nigeria doen we dat anders', Trouw, 15 October 2005.
- Dickinson, Elisabeth, 'An African Finds Peace in Europe', All Africa, 16 May 2008.
- Umez, Uche Peter, 'Isn't It Time to Let Go?', Eclectica 13 (January-February 2009).
On Black Sisters' Street
- Kirkus Reviews, 1 February 2011.
- Publishers Weekly Vol. 258.2 (10 January 2011), p. 27.
- Arunga, Abigail, Daily Nation (Kenya), 8 December 2016.
- Aubel, Damien, 'Put On the Red Light', Transfuge 154, 3 January 2022.
- Barr, Nicola, Guardian, 11 September 2010.
- Eberstadt, Fernanda, 'Cash for Dreams', New York Times (Book Review), 1 May 2011, p. 12. Online version published as 'Tales From the Global Sex Trade', 29 April 2011.
- Evaristo, Bernardine, 'Red lights, blue times', Independent, 3 July 2009, p. 29.
- Gelt, Jessica, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2011.
- Ikheloa, Ikhide R., Next, 12 January 2010.
- Johnstone, Doug, List 633 (9 July 2009).
- Price, Ruth, The Bookbag, July 2009.
- Sermeus, Martijn, 'Waar hoop en illusie bekvechten', Cutting Edge, 9 January 2012. In Dutch.
- Umez, Uche Peter, 'Dream Renewed', Northeast Review, 28 February 2013.
Night Dancer
- Knack, 23 February 2011. In Dutch.
- Stylist, June 2012.
- Arunga, Abigail, Daily Nation (Kenya), 7 July 2016.
- Evaristo, Bernardine, Guardian, 2 August 2012.
- Juchtmans, Sarah, 'Bloed is dikker dan water', Cutting Edge, 28 February 2011. In Dutch.
- Nweuna, Obialije, 'NLNG'S $100,000 Nigerian Literature Prize 2016 – Who Picks the Bounty Out of 3 Shortlisted Authors?', Premium Times, 1 October 2016. Includes a review of Night Dancer.
The Black Messiah
- Desmedt, Dorien, 'Ambitieus met hier en daar een hapering', Cutting Edge, 15 July 2013. In Dutch.
- Michiels, Dirk, 'De zwarte messias: Literaire historische roman van Chika Unigwe', De Wereld Morgen, 3 September 2013. In Dutch.
- Van Dinter, Karel, Humanistisch-Vrijzinnige Vereniging, undated. In Dutch.
- Van Niekerk, Annemarie, 'Zwart in het Londen van 1796', Trouw, 31 August 2013. In Dutch.
Better Never Than Late
- Banday, Zahra, 'Love, Loss and Migrant Womanhood', Africa in Words, 20 May 2020.
- Chikwava, Brian, Lagos Review, September 2019.
- Olaoye, Elizabeth Olubukola, 'Of Paper Wives and Cowardly Existence', Africa Book Link, Spring 2020.
- Olisakwe, Ukamaka, 'Best Book of 2019: Better Never Than Late', Granta [online], 17 December 2020.
Miscellaneous
- Wanner, Zukiswa, 'Zukiswa Wanner's top five African writers', Guardian, 6 September 2012.
- Eeckhout, Bart, 'Is De Morgen racistisch?', De Morgen, 23 March 2014. Quotes comments posted on Twitter by Chika Unigwe.
- Vandyck, Tom, 'De speculaas van Obama: We weten gewoon niet meer wat racistisch is', Knack, 27 March 2014. In Dutch. Includes comments by Chika Unigwe on racism in Belgium.
- 'Belgian foreign minister criticised for blackening face in charity event', Guardian, 19 March 2015. Includes comments by Chika Unigwe.
- Ukpong, Cletus, 'Nigerian authors reveal books that shaped their lives', Premium Times, 8 June 2016.
- Evaristo, Bernardine, 'Speaking in Tongues: The Greatest European Novels, Chosen by NS Friends and Contributors', New Statesman 145.5318 (10-16 June 2016), p. 59. Writers Bernardine Evaristo recommends On Black Sisters' Street.
- 'Makurdi Flood: Why Africans must use the media to tell our stories to the world Chika Unigwe', Bella Naija, 1 September 2017.
- My Nigeria: five writers and artists reflect on the place they call home', Guardian, 29 October 2021.
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