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Chika Unigwe
BornChika Nina Unigwe
(1974-06-12) 12 June 1974 (age 50)
Enugu, Nigeria
OccupationAuthor
LanguageEnglish, Dutch
Alma materUniversity of Leiden (PhD)
Notable worksOn Black Sisters Street (2009)

Chika Nina Unigwe // (born 12 June 1974) is a Nigerian-born Igbo author[1] who writes in English and Dutch. In April 2014, she was selected for the Hay Festival's Africa39 list of 39 Sub-Saharan African writers aged under 40 with potential and talent to define future trends in African literature.[2][3] Previously based in Belgium, she now lives in the United States.[4]

  1. ^ "Chika Unigwe". Chika Unigwe Homepage. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
  2. ^ "List of Artists – Africa39". hayfestival.com. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Africa39: List of authors". Africa39-blog. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Chika Unigwe". www.chikaunigwe.com. Retrieved 30 May 2022.

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