Nigerian author picked for fiction prize

Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was surprised to learn that she had won the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction. According to the BBC News:

The 29-year-old becomes the youngest winner, and the first from Africa, to win for her novel Half Of A Yellow Sun, set in the 1960s Biafran civil war.

The award is for women only and Adichie beat five other women. Her prize: 30,000pounds. I wouldn’t be surprised if we see more and more talented young writers emerging from Africa, as there seems to be an untapped pool of literature that is just waiting to be read.

She said there was a lot of writing talent in Africa, especially Nigeria and Kenya, but it was hard for new writers to flourish because of the poor infrastructure.

Congratulations to Adichie!!!

Read the entire BBC News article here:
Award surprises Nigerian author

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