The Nigeria award winning writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been named among Sunday Times’ 2020 Women along-side the England Queen Elizabeth II, US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, singer and entrepreneur, Rihanna; amongst others.
Adichie and the other remarkable women were chosen for being ‘Inspiring, memorable and sometimes divisive” and for being the ‘women who stood out in an unforgettable year’
2020 has been a challenging year for so many across the globe including Chimamanda who is still mourning the passing of her beloved father. On the career front however, it’s been a banner year for the award winning novelist who continues to inspire with her literary works, political and social advocacy. This laudable recognition from The Sunday Times further caps a wonderful year for her.
Earlier in November 2020, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was awarded the Women’s Prize for Fiction ‘Winner of Winners’ for her novel Half of a Yellow Sun, beating the likes of Zadie Smith’s On Beauty and Lionel Shriver’s We Need to Talk About Kevin.
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Also this year, Chimamanda was also awarded ‘The Friedrich Naumann Foundation For Freedom ‘Africa Freedom Prize 2020’.
Why commenting on the award, Prof. Dr, Karl-Heinz Paque, the Chairperson of Director of Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom said, ‘Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is long-lost, un-dogmatic voice of liberal feminism in the 21st century she represents the success and self-image of new generation of African woman writers who are increasingly making their voices heard on world state. In her fight for freedom and self determination for women, Adichie contributes to the consolidation of liberal values and goals-not only in Africa, but all over the world’.
AFRICA TODAY NEWS, NEW YORK