20 years after the publication of 'Purple Hibiscus,' a generation of African writers have followed in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's footsteps
- Written by Simon Lewis, Professor of English, College of Charleston
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in 2004, shortly after the publication of 'Purple Hibiscus.'Ulf Andersen/Getty ImagesTwenty years ago, in October 2003, 26-year-old Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie burst onto the North American publishing scene with her debut novel,“ Purple Hibiscus.”
Since then, Adichie’s literary fame has only...