Chinelo Okparanta

Nigerian-American writer · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1981 · age 45

Chinelo Okparanta is a Nigerian-American novelist and short-story writer. She was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, where she was raised until the age of 10, when she immigrated to the United States with her family. She grew up as a Jehovah’s Witness, and in 2012 she was spotlighted as one of Granta’s New Voices.

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2017Dublin Literary AwardAward2016Betty Berzon Emerging Writer AwardAwardLambda Literary Award for Lesbian FictionAward2014Lambda Literary AwardAwardLambda Literary Award for Lesbian FictionAwardO. Henry AwardAward2013Caine PrizeAward1981Born