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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: books and prizes

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian author born in Enugu. Her first novel, Purple Hibiscus, was published in 2003, followed by Half of a Yellow Sun in 2006 and Americanah in 2013. Her essay We Should All Be Feminists was published in 2014.^1,2

Works, in order of first publication

1. 2003Purple Hibiscus^1,2novel
2. 2006Half of a Yellow Sun^1,2novel
3. 2009The Thing Around Your Neck²short stories
4. 2013Americanah^1,2novel
5. 2014We Should All Be Feminists²essays
6. 2017Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions²essays
7. 2021Notes on Grief^2,3essays
8. 2025Dream Count^2,3novel

Prizes

1. 2007Women's Prize for Fiction⁴For Half of a Yellow Sun
2. 2020Women's Prize for Fiction, Winner of Winners²For Half of a Yellow Sun

Sources

1. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Encyclopaedia Britannica (last updated 2026-09-11)
2. EBSCO, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, EBSCO Research Starters (accessed 2026-10-28)
3. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Books, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie official website (accessed 2026-10-28)
4. Women's Prize Trust, Half of a Yellow Sun, Women's Prize (accessed 2026-10-28)