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African “Authenticity” and the Biafran Experience

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Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies African history and culture studies Caribbean and African Literature and Culture

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Stereotypes abound and sometimes disappoint. The author of Half of a Yellow Sun and Purple Hibiscus, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, shares her formative experiences as a writer, including the influences of fellow Nigerians Christopher Okigbo and Chinua Achebe.

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