| LC control no. | n 2004028670 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | PS3615.K67 |
| Personal name heading | Okorafor, Nnedi |
| Variant(s) | Mbachu, Nnedi Okorafor-, 1974- Okorafor-Mbachu, Nnedi Okorafor, Nnedimma Nkemdili, 1974- |
| See also | Employer: Chicago State University |
| Other standard no. | 0000000037028083 78167151 Q3877423 |
| Biography/History note | Nnedi Okorafor is a Nigerian-American writer. |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Chicago (Ill.) Nigeria |
| Birth date | 1974-04-08 |
| Place of birth | Cincinnati (Ohio) |
| Field of activity | Creative writing Afrofuturism Science fiction Fantasy fiction |
| Affiliation | Chicago State University |
| Profession or occupation | College teachers Authors University and college faculty members |
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| Found in | Okorafor-Mbachu, Nnedi. Zahrah the Windseeker, 2005: ECIP t.p. (Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu) Who fears death, c2010: t.p. (Nnedi Okorafor) jkt. (b. in U.S. to Nigerian immigrant parents; lives in Chicago; PhD English; professor of creative writing at Chicago State Univ.) Email from author, 03/13/2012 (author prefers to go by Nnedi Okorafor, instead of her former married name, Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu) Internet speculative fiction database, 24 January 2017 (Nnedi Okorafor ; Legal Name: Okorafor, Nnedimma Nkemdili ; Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Birthdate: 8 April 1974) Clarkesworld, WWW site, viewed July 9, 2018: If it scares you, write it: A conversation with Nnedi Okorafor (My family was one of the first black [families] to move into that neighborhood.) <http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/okorafor_interview/> Wikipedia, 13 Aug. 2022 (Nnedimma Nkemdili "Nnedi" Okorafor[a] (formerly Okorafor-Mbachu), born April 8, 1974) in Cincinnati, Ohio; a Nigerian-American writer of science fiction and fantasy for both children and adults. She is best known for her Binti Series and her novels Who Fears Death, Zahrah the Windseeker, Akata Witch, Akata Warrior, Lagoon and Remote Control. Okorafor has also written for comics and film; Her writing is described as "Africanfuturism" and "Africanjujuism", which is heavily influenced by her dual Nigerian and American heritage) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nnedi_Okorafor> |
| Associated language | eng |
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