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Her novel half of a yellow sun won the orange broadband prize and was a finalist for the national book critics circle award. Chimamanda ngozi adichie is a nigerian writer known for works ranging from novels to nonfiction pieces. Chimamanda ngozi adichie has 75 books on goodreads with 1458322 ratings. The new decade is looking better for chimamanda ngozi adichie, as she is set to receive the first belle van zuylenring this month, starting off where she left last decade.
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