Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ( ; born 15 September 1977) is a Nigerian writer, novelist, poet, essayist, and playwright of postcolonial feminist literature. She is the author of the award-winning novels Purple Hibiscus (2003), Half of a Yellow Sun (2006) and Americanah (2013). Her other works include the book essays We...
—Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in We Should All Be Feminists
How was it possible to miss something you no longer wanted?
—Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in Americanah