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Nana Nkweti is a Caine Prize finalist and alumna of the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Her work has garnered fellowships from MacDowell, Kimbilio, Ucross, and the Wurlitzer Foundation, among others. She is a professor of English at ... (more)
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Five-Carat Soul
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Walking on Cowrie Shells
by Nana Nkweti
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was born in Nigeria in 1977. She is from Abba, in Anambra State, but grew up in the university town of Nsukka where she attended primary and secondary schools and briefly studied Medicine and ... (more)
If you enjoyed:
Deacon King Kong
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Americanah
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Paper Names
by Susie Luo
A propulsive and sweeping story of family, identity and the American experience—for fans of Jean Kwok and Mary Beth Keane.
Pieces of Blue
by Holly Goldberg Sloan
A hilarious and heartfelt novel for fans of Maria Semple and Emma Straub.
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