Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie bibliography
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian author of fiction, non-fiction, poetry works, critiques, play, and children's fiction. She is primarily known for her works on postcolonial feminist literature. These include works set in Nigeria and Africa, standalone novels and short stories.
Adichie came to critical attention with the publication of Purple Hibiscus in 2003. Her other works has received intense critical attention. Her 2009 TED Talk, "The Danger of a Single Story" is one of the most viewed TED Talks and her 2012 talk, "We Should All Be Feminists" was sampled by American singer Beyoncé. Adichie's awards are many and includes the National Book Critics Circle Award, MacArthur Fellowship and induction into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Adichie's first published work was the poetry collection Decisions in 1997, followed by a play For Love of Biafra in 1998. She wrote short stories, some of which were included in her short story collection The Thing Around Your Neck. Her first notable published novel was Purple Hibiscus, released by Algonquin Books in 2003. Her 2025 upcoming book is Dream Count. This bibliography includes all of Adichie's published novels, short stories, and any work mentioned in commentary about Adichie's writings and speeches.
Books
[edit]| Title | Format | Date of publication | First edition publisher/publication | Notes | Unique identifier | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purple Hibiscus | Novel | 2003 | Algonquin Books | ISBN 9780007189885 | [1] | |
| Half of a Yellow Sun | Novel | 2006 | 4th Estate | ISBN 978-0-00-720028-3 | ||
| Americanah | Novel | 2013 | Alfred A. Knopf | ISBN 978-0-307-96212-6 | ||
| We Should All Be Feminists | Book | 2014 | 4th Estate | ISBN 978-0008115272 | ||
| Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions | Short story collection | 2017 | Alfred A. Knopf | ISBN 152473313X | ||
| Notes on Grief | Memoir | 2021 | Penguin Random House | ISBN 9781039001565 | ||
| Mama's Sleeping Scarf | Children's book | 2023 | HarperCollins Children's Books | Illustrated by Joelle Avelino. | ISBN 9780008550073 |
Short story collections
[edit]| Title | Year of first publication | First edition publisher | Ref/link |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Sierra Leone, 1997" | 2006 | The New Yorker, New York | [2] |
| "Cell One" | 2007 | The New Yorker, New York | [3] |
| "The Headstrong Historian" | 2008 | The New Yorker, New York | [4] |
| "A Private Experience" | 2008 | The Guardian | [5] |
| "Quality Street" | 2010 | Guernica | [6] |
| "Birdsong" | 2010 | The New Yorker | [7] |
| "Checking Out" | 2013 | The New Yorker, New York | [8] |
| "Apollo" | 2015 | The New Yorker | [9] |
| "The Arrangements" | 2016 | The New York Times Book Review | [10] |
| "Zikora" | 2020 | Amazon Original Stories |
Broadcast works
[edit]- ——— (6 October 2009). The Danger of a Single Story (video). Oxford, UK: TED Talks. OCLC 819784502. Transcript by James Clear.
- ——— (March 2012). To Instruct and Delight: A Case for Realist Literature (video). London, UK: Commonwealth Foundation. To Instruct and Delight transcript (PDF).
- ——— (December 2012). We Should All Be Feminists (video). London, UK: TEDxEuston. OCLC 1037277746. We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Full Transcript.
- ——— (2015). Wellesley College Commencement Address (video). Wellesley, Massachusetts: Wellesley College.
- ——— (2017). Williams College Commencement Address (video). Williamstown, Massachusetts: Williams College. Commencement Address.
- ——— (2018). Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture with Hillary Clinton (video). Manhattan, New York: C-Span.
- ——— (2018). Frankfurter Buchmesse Opening Press Conference (video). Frankfurt, Germany: Frankfurter Buchmesse GmbH. Why Chimamanda Adichie Will Not 'Shut Up'.
- ——— (2019). The Inaugural Gabriel García Márquez Lecture: Para reivindicar a la mujer negra / To Vindicate Black Women (video). Cartagena, Colombia: The Hay Festival. Transcript summary in Spanish.
- ——— (2022). Freedom of Speech (video). London, UK: Reith Lectures.
References
[edit]- ^ Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi (13 May 2014). "Purple Hibiscus: A Novel". CORE Scholar. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi (4 June 2006). "Sierra Leone, 1997". The New Yorker.
- ^ Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi (21 January 2007). ""Cell One"". The New Yorker.
- ^ Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi (16 June 2008). "The Headstrong Historian". The New Yorker.
- ^ Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi (28 December 2008). "A Private Experience: A short story by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie". The Observer.
- ^ "Quality Street". February 2010.
- ^ Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi (13 September 2010). "Birdsong". The New Yorker.
- ^ Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi (11 March 2013). "Checking Out". The New Yorker.
- ^ Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi (6 April 2015). ""Apollo"". The New Yorker.
- ^ Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi (28 June 2016). "'The Arrangements': A Work of Fiction". The New York Times.