Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Biography, Education, Husband, Family, And Facts

Get to know all the biography of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, where she schooled, who she’s married to, and the number of novels she has published.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian novelist, nonfiction writer, short story author, and actress. A veteran Nigerian writer, she has been dubbed “the most prominent” in a “procession of critically acclaimed young Anglophone writers who manage to attract a new generation of readers to African literature”.

She has made Nigeria proud on a global scale with her exceptional performances. You’ve probably heard of this exceptional lady, but I’m sure you don’t know much about her.

Biography of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was born in Nigeria’s Enugu on September 15, 1977, to Igbo parents Grace Ifeoma and James Nwoye Adichie. Her family is from Abba, Anambra State, but she grew up in Nsukka, Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe’s hometown.

Chimamanda, the fifth of James Adichie’s six children, was initially inspired by Chinua Achebe. When Adichie was 10, she read Prof. Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart and got inspired to see her own life portrayed in the pages.

Family of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Chimamanda’s father, James, worked at the University of Nigeria in Nsukka. He was Nigeria’s first professor of statistics and later served as the university’s deputy vice-chancellor.

Her mother, Ifeoma, was the first female registrar at the same institution. Adichie’s grandfather died in a refugee camp during Nigeria’s civil war (1967–1970). The Civil War and other experiences had a significant impact on her life and, of course, her writing style. Adichie’s mother was extremely concerned about her looks and instilled the same value in all of her children. Chimamanda’s sisters are Ijeoma and Uche, while her cousins include Ogechukwu, Chisom, and Amaka, as revealed in her piece “My Fashion Nationalism”.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Educational Life

Chimamanda finished her secondary education at the University of Nigeria Secondary School, which won numerous academic prizes. She went on to study Medicine and Pharmacy at the University of Nigeria, but she only ran the program for a year and six months. During this period, she served as editor of The Compass, a journal for the university’s Catholic medical students.

At the age of 19, she was awarded a scholarship to study Communication and Political Science at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She eventually transferred to Eastern Connecticut State University to be closer to her sister, Ijeoma, who practiced medicine in Coventry.

Adiche graduated with honors from Eastern Connecticut University in 2001 after earning a bachelor’s degree, and in 2003, she went on to earn a master’s degree in creative writing from Johns Hopkins University. She graduated from Yale University with a Master of Arts in African Studies later in 2008.

Husband Of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Chimamanda is actually with Dr. Ivara Esegee, a mixed medical practitioner based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. Dr. Esegee, whom Adichie characterizes as Nigerian, American, and British, lived in the United Kingdom before moving to the United States. His father was from the old Cross River State (Abi Local Government Area to be specific), and his mother was Scottish. He lost both in a car crash in the 1980s.

Dr. Ivara graduated from the University of Nigeria’s School of Medicine. He is one of the University of Maryland Medical Center’s more than 100 family medicine specialists.

He, like his lovely wife, received both joint and multiple awards for his contributions to medicine. They include the Diabetes Recognition Program (National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013), the Physician Practice Recognition Program (National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2012, 2013), and the Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program (National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2012, 2013).

Books Written By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

She has written three novels, Purple Hibiscus (2003), Half of a Yellow Sun (2006), and Americanah (2013), as well as a short story collection, The Thing Around Your Neck (2009), and three nonfiction books, We Should All Be Feminists (2014), Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions (2017), and Notes on Grief (2021).

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Fun Facts About Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

• Adichie is married, however she likes to be known as “Miss”. Many people do not realize that this great woman is married. She has openly warned journalists about this for some time, emphasizing that it is Western tradition for a woman to give up her name in exchange for her husband’s.
• In 2015, she was named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People.
• She asserts that everyone should be a feminist. She said this in one of her acclaimed talks in 2012.

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