Person Open DS/UK/22839 Adichie; Chimamanda Ngozi (15 September 1977-present); Nigerian writer Adichie Chimamanda Ngozi 15 September 1977-present Nigerian writer Female (cisgender) Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria (born)

Nigerian Spoken and Written Word | Author, Lecturer Black No known disability Christian Daughter of James Nwoye Adichie (statistics professor at University of Nigeria) and Grace Ifeoma (university's first female registrar) Spouse of Ivara Esege (doctor) Heterosexual Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian writer whose works include novels, short stories and nonfiction. She was described in The Times Literary Supplement as "the most prominent" of a "procession of critically acclaimed young anglophone authors [which] is succeeding in attracting a new generation of readers to African literature", particularly in her second home, the United States. Adichie, a feminist, has written the novels Purple Hibiscus (2003), Half of a Yellow Sun (2006), and Americanah (2013), the short story collection The Thing Around Your Neck (2009), and the book-length essay We Should All Be Feminists (2014). Her most recent books are Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions (2017), Zikora (2020) and Notes on Grief (2021). In 2008, she was awarded a MacArthur Genius Grant. She was the recipient of the PEN Pinter Prize in 2018. Awards and Honours: In 2008, Adichie was awarded a MacArthur Genius Grant. Ancestry and Heritage: Adichie is from an Igbo family. The family lost almost everything during the Nigerian Civil War, including both maternal and paternal grandfathers. Her family's ancestral village is in Abba in Anambra State. Activism and Views: - Religion Adichie was raised a Catholic, although sometimes considers her views, especially on feminism, conflict with her religion. - LGBTQ and Gender Identity Adichie supports LGBT rights in Africa; in 2014, when Nigeria passed an anti-homosexuality bill, she objected to the law, calling it unconstitutional and "a strange priority to a country with so many real problems." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimamanda_Ngozi_Adichie (2022) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes Divisive Opinions (LGBT - Trans Community): Since 2017, Adichie has been repeatedly labelled by some as transphobic, initially for saying that "my feeling is trans women are trans women." Adichie clarified her statement, writing: "I should have said trans women are trans women and cis women are cis women and all are women. Except that 'cis' is not an organic part of my vocabulary... Because saying 'trans' and 'cis' acknowledges that there is a distinction between women born female and women who transition, without elevating one or the other, which was my point. I have and will continue to stand up for the rights of transgender people." In 2020, Adichie weighed into the controversy sparked by J. K. Rowling's article about 'Sex and Gender Issues,' and called the essay "perfectly reasonable". Adichie faced accusations of transphobia. She criticised cancel culture, saying: "There's a sense in which you aren't allowed to learn and grow... I find it so lacking in compassion." In a 2021 essay titled "It Is Obscene", Adichie criticised cancel culture, discussing her experiences with two writers who attended her workshop and later lambasted her on comments she made about transgender people. She labelled what she called their "passionate performance of virtue that is well executed in the public space of Twitter but not in the intimate space of friendship" as "obscene". RAHAKirkbride 10/4/2019 RAHAKirkbride 6/7/2022 9b45c116-36c1-4a1c-bc98-a967e98e4594