Chimamanda Adichie Talks At the TED Conference
Author of Half of a Yellow Sun and Purple Hibiscus, Chimamanda Adiche, gave a talk at the TED conference about the importance of story telling.
Adichie believes that without story telling, one can become ignorant to the world around them, and the many different cultures within it.
Click here to read and watch her presentation at the TED conference on CNN.com
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie grew up in Nigeria, where she attended medical school for two years at the University of Nigeria before coming to the United States. A 2003 O. Henry Prize winner, Adichie was shortlisted for the 2002 Caine Prize for African Writing. Her work has been selected by the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association and the BBC Short Story Awards, and has appeared in various literary publications, including Zoetrope and the Iowa Review. Her first novel, Purple Hibiscus, was shortlisted for the Orange Prize and the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, and longlisted for the Booker. She now divides her time between the U.S. and Nigeria.