Nigerian author 'devastated' by death of young son
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Key Points:
- Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's 21-month-old twin son, Nkanu Nnamdi, has died after a brief illness, according to a family statement expressing devastation and requesting privacy and prayers.
- Adichie, known for acclaimed works such as Half of a Yellow Sun, Americanah, and her influential 2012 TED Talk "We Should All Be Feminists," is a prominent figure in postcolonial feminist literature.
- Born in 1977, Adichie had her first child in 2016 and welcomed twin boys via surrogate in 2024; her novel Half of a Yellow Sun was voted the best Women's Prize for Fiction winner in 2020.
- In recent years,
