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13 hours ago · Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ( / ˌtʃɪməˈmɑːndə əŋˈɡoʊzi əˈdiːtʃi.eɪ / ⓘ [note 1]; born 15 September 1977) is a Nigerian writer, novelist, poet, essayist, and playwright in postcolonial feminist literature. Her debut novel, Purple Hibiscus (2003), was centered on the Nigerian Civil War and has been translated into many languages.
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- Nigerian, American
- Amanda N. Adichie
13 hours ago · John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet, polemicist, and civil servant. His 1667 epic poem Paradise Lost, written in blank verse and including over ten books, was written in a time of immense religious flux and political upheaval. It addressed the fall of man, including the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen ...
13 hours ago · Jim Morrison. James Douglas Morrison (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971) was an American singer, songwriter and poet who was the lead vocalist and lyricist of the rock band the Doors. Due to his energetic persona, poetic lyrics, distinctive voice, erratic and unpredictable performances, along with the dramatic circumstances surrounding his life ...
13 hours ago · Khilafat Movement. Pakistan Movement. v. t. e. Syed Ahmad KCSI, FRAS (17 October 1817 – 27 March 1898), also spelled Sayyid Ahmad, was a Muslim reformer, [1] [2] [3] philosopher, and educationist [4] in nineteenth-century British India. [5] [6] Though initially espousing Hindu–Muslim unity, he later became the pioneer of Muslim nationalism ...
- 19th-century
13 hours ago · Andrea Rita Dworkin (September 26, 1946 – April 9, 2005) was an American radical feminist writer and activist best known for her analysis of pornography. Her feminist writings, beginning in 1974, span 30 years. They are found in a dozen solo works: nine books of non-fiction, two novels, and a collection of short stories.
- 1966–2005
- Andrea Rita Dworkin, September 26, 1946, Camden, New Jersey, U.S.