Overall, BE
is most widely recognised for her historical novels set in Nigeria before and after its independence. Critics generally applaud her strongly autobiographical stance for illuminating the struggles of African women against traditional roles...
Timeline
21 August 2006: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, not yet in her...
Writing climate item
21 August 2006
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
, not yet in her thirties, had her first big success with her novel Half of a Yellow Sun, set during the civil war in Nigeria which lasted from 1967 to 1970.
