A Quote by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

I divide my time between Columbia, Maryland, and Lagos, Nigeria.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Nigerian - Writer
Born: September 15, 1977

I was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and I moved to Anderson, Indiana, in 2003 to go to school. I finished high school in America, then I went to college.

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