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Born September 15, 1977 (age 47) • Enugu • Nigeria
Notable Works “Americanah” • “Dream Count” • “For Love of Biafra” • “Half of a Yellow Sun” • “Notes on Grief” • “Purple Hibiscus” • “The Thing Around Your Neck” • “We Should All Be Feminists”

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