Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie with Binyavanga Wainaina
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Wednesday 28 September 2011 7:00 pm |
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Lensic Performing Arts Center 211 West San Francisco Street |
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Tickets On Sale: 6 August 2011
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie burst onto the literary scene with her remarkable debut novel, Purple Hibiscus, hailed by cr… Read full bio.
Binyavanga Wainaina
Binyavanga Wainaina is a Kenyan author, journalist and winner of the 2002 Caine Prize for African Writing for his sho… Read full bio.
About this Event
“We do not usually associate wisdom with beginners, but here is a new writer endowed with the gift of ancient storytellers. She is fearless, or she would not have taken on the intimidating horror of Nigeria’s civil war. Adichie came almost fully made.” Chinua Achebe
“An immense achievement. As well as freshly re-creating this nightmarish chapter in her country’s history, she writes about the slow process by which love, if strong enough, may overcome.” The Observer (London)
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