Chimamanda Adichie: Telling a new story about Africa.

 

The late giant of literature Chinua Achebe described the novelist as “fearless” and said she came, as a writer, “almost fully made”.
Her first book, Purple Hibiscus (2003) was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction.  Her second novel, Half of a Yellow Sun (2006), set before and during the Biafran War, won the prize in 2007. Her latest book, Americanah (2013), follows the experiences of a Nigerian woman who immigrates to the United States.
She talks to BBC's Razia Iqbal on ''Talking Books'' about challenging perceptions of Africa,  the importance of telling women’s stories and how moving to America to study made her aware of her race and identity.

Talking Books is an in-depth interview programme with international bestselling authors from around the globe.
The series is presented by Razia Iqbal and talks to authors about their writing, their ideas and their lives as writers.
Talking Books is the only programme that doesn't just look at an author's latest work but across all their work: looking at themes that connect them, the characters they have invented and the development of their writing style.
All are prize winners, widely read and the foremost talent in 21st Century English language literature.

She's a darn good writer and It's admirable how she consistently keeps Nigeria, and Africa on the map. :-)