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20 years after the publication of 'Purple Hibiscus,' a generation of African writers have followed in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's footsteps

  • Written by Simon Lewis, Professor of English, College of Charleston
20 years after the publication of 'Purple Hibiscus,' a generation of African writers have followed in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's footstepsChimamanda Ngozi Adichie in 2004, shortly after the publication of 'Purple Hibiscus.'Ulf Andersen/Getty Images

Twenty years ago, in October 2003, 26-year-old Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie burst onto the North American publishing scene with her debut novel,“ Purple Hibiscus.”

Since then, Adichie’s literary fame has only...

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