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Nnedi Okorafor

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born
April 08, 1974

gender
female

place of birth
Cincinnati, Ohio, The United States

website

genre
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Literature & Fiction, Young Adult

influences
Ben Okri, Hayao Miyazaki , Octavia Butler, Philip Pullman, Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Tove Jannson, Salman Rushdie

member since
August 2008


about this author

Nnedi Okorafor (formerly Okorafor-Mbachu) is the author of the novels Zahrah the Windseeker (winner of the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature) and The Shadow Speaker (an NAACP Image Award Nominee and a Tiptree Honor Book).

Her forthcoming YA novel, Sunny and the Leopard People (Penguin Books), is scheduled for release in 2010. Her forthcoming adult novel, Who Fears Death (DAW Books), is also scheduled for release in 2010.

Her forthcoming book for children, Long Juju Man, is the winner of the Macmillan Writer’s Prize for Africa.

She was also a finalist for the Andre Norton Award (The Shadow Speaker), the Essence Magazine Literary Award (The Shadow Speaker), the Kindred and Parallax Awards (Zahrah) and the ...more




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Contrary to many, I did not like District 9...for many reasons. After some deliberation, I decided to post my reasons on my blog.

Read it here.

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Zahrah the Windseeker Zahrah the Windseeker
by Nnedi Okorafor (Goodreads author)
avg rating 3.88 — 76 ratings — published 2005
2 editions
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The Shadow Speaker The Shadow Speaker
by Nnedi Okorafor (Goodreads author)
avg rating 3.68 — 85 ratings — published 2007
2 editions
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L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writer... L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 18
by Algis Budrys (Editor), Frank Frazetta (Cover Artist), Drew Morby (Contributor), Ray Roberts (Contributor), David D. Levine (Contributor), Nnedi Okorafor (Goodreads author) (Contributor), L. Ron Hubbard (Contributor), Ari Goelman (Contributor) more...
avg rating 4.22 — 9 ratings — published 2002
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Long Juju Man Long Juju Man
by Nnedi Okorafor (Goodreads author)
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 2009
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Who Fears Death Who Fears Death
by Nnedi Okorafor (Goodreads author)
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 2010
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Spider the Artist (Literature & Fiction)
1 chapters   —   updated Aug 18, 2008 06:02PM
description: an excerpt from Nnedi's science fiction short story "Spider the Artist", which appears in Seeds of Change (an anthology edited by John Joseph Adams, August 2008). Learn more at http://www.seedsanthology.com
AIR Vol. 1: Letters... 10/17 Nnedi gave 1 of 5 stars to:
AIR Vol. 1: Letters from Lost Countries (Paperback)
by G. Willow Wilson (Goodreads author)
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Nnedi Nnedi said: "hmmm, im NOT liking this story thus far. the main character, who happens to be female, is being man handled like crazy by every guy she encounters, good or bad. what's up with that? granted I've only read the first 20 or so pages but, yeah, im not im...more "
City of Golden Shado... 10/17 Nnedi is currently reading:
City of Golden Shadow (Otherland, #1)
by Tad Williams
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Nnedi Nnedi said: "I love this series. I read it years ago, picking it up only because of the cool cover. It's not the type of book I usually read. I'm not a fan of cyberpunk lit. But then again, Otherland is far from typical. Heck the main characters are black South A...more "

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Nnedi read and liked Jamil Thomas's review of AIR Vol. 1: Letters from Lost Countries:

"I tried. I dunno. I just didn't really give a shit. "
AIR Vol. 1: Letters... Nnedi gave 1 of 5 stars to:
AIR Vol. 1: Letters from Lost Countries (Paperback)
by G. Willow Wilson (Goodreads author)
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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Nnedi Nnedi said: "hmmm, im NOT liking this story thus far. the main character, who happens to be female, is being man handled like crazy by every guy she encounters, good or bad. what's up with that? granted I've only read the first 20 or so pages but, yeah, im not im...more "
City of Golden Shado... Nnedi is currently reading:
City of Golden Shadow (Otherland, #1)
by Tad Williams
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
add to my books
 

Nnedi Nnedi said: "I love this series. I read it years ago, picking it up only because of the cool cover. It's not the type of book I usually read. I'm not a fan of cyberpunk lit. But then again, Otherland is far from typical. Heck the main characters are black South A...more "
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Aya: The Secrets Com... Nnedi marked as to-read:
Aya: The Secrets Come Out: Volume Three (Hardcover)
by Marguerite Abouet
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September 25
Moomin Book Four: Th... Nnedi gave 5 of 5 stars to:
Moomin Book Four: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip (Hardcover)
by Tove Jansson
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Nnedi Nnedi said: "I just LOVE these books. The stories are bizarre, border-line nonsensical, thoughtful, magical, hilarious, sometimes political, culturally/racially diverse (yes, even in Moomin Valley culture and race exists) and vastly creative. And her drawing styl...more "
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Who Fears Death Nnedi gave 5 of 5 stars to:
Who Fears Death (Hardcover)
by Nnedi Okorafor (Goodreads author)
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August 31
Parasyte, Volume 4 Nnedi marked as to-read:
Parasyte, Volume 4 (Paperback)
by Hitoshi Iwaaki
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2128501 Nnedi

Thank you for the frienship. Your favorite author selection, is awesome!

Vanessa


1737316 Good luck on your reading at the AWP. I won't be going this year, but my husband, John Domini, is. I'll let him know to watch for you.


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