Chris Abani

Nigerian-born American author · Nigeria · Writers · Born 1966 · age 59

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Christopher Abani is a Nigerian American author. He says he is part of a new generation of Nigerian writers working to convey to an English-speaking audience the experience of those born and raised in "that troubled African nation".

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2015Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback OriginalAward2009Guggenheim FellowshipAward2005Hemingway Foundation/PEN AwardAward1966Born27 December 1966

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