Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Featured Article: Must-Listen Audiobooks by Outstanding Black Authors
It has taken too long, but the world is finally waking up to the incredible world of Black authors. Iconic names such as Octavia Butler, Zadie Smith, and Zora Neale Hurston have earned their spotlight onto the public sphere, while famous titles like I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou) and Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison) have rightly made ground in top lists the world over. Initiatives such as Black History Month have dragged race issues onto the world stage, while the literary landscape is filled with upcoming Black authors such as Angie Thomas (The Hate U Give), Tomi Adeyemi (Legacy of Orisha), Yaa Gyasi (Homegoing) and more. There is no excuse not to dig into the best audiobooks by Black authors, starting with the 10 listed below. Happy listening!
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Half of a Yellow Sun
- Written by: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Narrated by: Zainab Jah
- Length: 18 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 134
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 121
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 123
Half of a Yellow Sun is a tremendously evocative novel of the promise, hope, and disappointment of the Biafran war....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Incredible story and amazing narration
- By Laura on 2019-01-30
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Half of a Yellow Sun
- Narrated by: Zainab Jah
- Length: 18 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 2017-09-19
- Language: English
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Americanah
- Written by: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 18 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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A searing new novel, at once sweeping and intimate, by the award-winning author of Half of a Yellow Sun: a story of love and race centered around a man and woman from Nigeria who seemed destined to be together—until the choices they are forced to make tear them apart....
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Americanah
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 18 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 2024-02-20
- Language: English
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Purple Hibiscus
- Written by: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 98
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 87
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 86
In Purple Hibiscus, she recounts the story of a young Nigerian girl searching for freedom. ....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Lisette's audio performance is fantastic.
- By vineet on 2019-12-02
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Purple Hibiscus
- Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 2011-04-25
- Language: English
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The Thing Around Your Neck
- Written by: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 14
In her most intimate and seamlessly crafted work to date, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie turns her penetrating eye on America in 12 dazzling stories that explore the ties that bind....
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The Thing Around Your Neck
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 2017-01-31
- Language: English
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We Should All Be Feminists
- Written by: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Narrated by: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Length: 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 138
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 115
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Story5 out of 5 stars 116
In this personal, eloquently-argued essay—adapted from the much-admired TEDx talk of the same name—Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the twenty-first century....
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5 out of 5 stars
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absolutely loved it, didn't want it to end
- By Bill on 2021-02-07
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We Should All Be Feminists
- Narrated by: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Length: 51 mins
- Release date: 2017-01-31
- Language: English
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Notes on Grief
- A Memoir
- Written by: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Narrated by: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 16
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 15
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Story5 out of 5 stars 15
Notes on Grief is an exquisite work of meditation, remembrance, and hope, written in the wake of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's beloved father’s death in the summer of 2020....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant + Intimate
- By Tiffany Anderson on 2023-11-20
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Notes on Grief
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
- Release date: 2021-06-22
- Language: English
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Americanah
- Written by: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Narrated by: Marta De Lorenzis
- Length: 19 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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La distanza tra la Nigeria e gli Stati Uniti è enorme, e non solo in termini di chilometri. Partire alla volta di un mondo nuovo abbandonando la propria vita è difficile...
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Americanah
- Narrated by: Marta De Lorenzis
- Length: 19 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 2023-02-10
- Language: Italian
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The Best Short Stories 2021
- The O. Henry Prize Winners
- Written by: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - editor, Jenny Minton Quigley - editor
- Narrated by: Feodor Chin, Frankie Corzo, Gary Furlong, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Now entering its second century, the prestigious annual story anthology has a new title, a new look, and a new guest editor. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has brought her own refreshing perspective to the prize....
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The Best Short Stories 2021
- The O. Henry Prize Winners
- Narrated by: Feodor Chin, Frankie Corzo, Gary Furlong, Deepti Gupta, Hillary Huber, Sullivan Jones, John Lee, Katharine Lee McEwan, Adenrele Ojo, Fred Sanders, Bahni Turpin
- Length: 13 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 2021-09-14
- Language: English
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Nous sommes tous des féministes suivi des Marieuses
- Written by: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Narrated by: Annie Milon
- Length: 1 hr and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1
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"Partout dans le monde, la question du genre est cruciale. Alors j'aimerais aujourd'hui que nous nous mettions à rêver à un monde différent..."
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Nous sommes tous des féministes suivi des Marieuses
- Narrated by: Annie Milon
- Length: 1 hr and 9 mins
- Release date: 2018-03-01
- Language: French
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The Visit
- Black Stars
- Written by: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Narrated by: Nyambi Nyambi
- Length: 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12
As a powerful matriarchy reshapes the world, two men - old friends - confront the past and future in a bracing speculative short story by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author of Americanah....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Felt Unfinished
- By Carrie on 2023-04-19
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The Visit
- Black Stars
- Narrated by: Nyambi Nyambi
- Series: Black Stars
- Length: 50 mins
- Release date: 2021-08-31
- Language: English
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Black Stars
- A Galaxy of New Worlds
- Written by: Nisi Shawl, Nnedi Okorafor, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and others
- Narrated by: LeVar Burton, Naomi Ackie, Nyambi Nyambi, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4
The sky is not the limit. From an alley in New York to an interstellar wormhole, the path to the future looks different for everyone. These cosmic short stories from some of today’s most influential Black authors reveal a universe of possibilities....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love the Afro futurism
- By Amazon Customer on 2023-04-08
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Black Stars
- A Galaxy of New Worlds
- Narrated by: LeVar Burton, Naomi Ackie, Nyambi Nyambi, Indya Moore, Adenrele Ojo, Brian Tyree Henry
- Series: Black Stars
- Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 2021-08-31
- Language: English
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Americanah [French Version]
- Written by: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Narrated by: Astrid Bayiha
- Length: 19 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 13
"En descendant de l'avion à Lagos, j'ai eu l'impression d'avoir cessé d'être noire." Ifemelu quitte le Nigeria pour aller faire ses études à...
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Americanah [French Version]
- Narrated by: Astrid Bayiha
- Length: 19 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 2018-01-11
- Language: French
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El peligro de la historia única [The Danger of a Single Story]
- Written by: Cruz Rodríguez Juiz - translator, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Narrated by: Mili Matos
- Length: 33 mins
- Original Recording
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Con su característico amor por las historias, en este manifiesto Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie hace una llamada a rechazar los relatos únicos. Se trata de su primera TED Talk, un emotivo discurso que han visto más de tres millones de personas....
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El peligro de la historia única [The Danger of a Single Story]
- Narrated by: Mili Matos
- Length: 33 mins
- Release date: 2018-11-25
- Language: Spanish
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Hibisco roxo [Purple Hibiscus]
- Written by: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Julia Romeu
- Narrated by: Graça Cunha
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Protagonista e narradora de Hibisco roxo, a adolescente Kambili mostra como a religiosidade extremamente "branca" e católica de seu pai, Eugene, famoso industrial nigeriano, inferniza e destrói lentamente a vida de toda a família....
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Hibisco roxo [Purple Hibiscus]
- Narrated by: Graça Cunha
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 2023-09-28
- Language: Portuguese
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Zikora
- A Short Story
- Written by: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Narrated by: Adepero Oduye
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 37
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 38
When Zikora, a DC lawyer from Nigeria, tells her equally high-powered lover that she’s pregnant, he abandons her. But it’s Zikora’s demanding, self-possessed mother, in town for the birth, who makes Zikora feel like a lonely little girl all over again....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful
- By CHAUNTEL VICKERS on 2023-08-16
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Zikora
- A Short Story
- Narrated by: Adepero Oduye
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
- Release date: 2020-10-27
- Language: English
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L'autre moitié du soleil
- Written by: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Mona de Pracontal - traductrice
- Narrated by: Aïssa Maïga
- Length: 19 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Lagos, début des années soixante. L'avenir paraît sourire aux sœurs jumelles : la ravissante Olanna est amoureuse d'Odenigbo, intellectuel...
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L'autre moitié du soleil
- Narrated by: Aïssa Maïga
- Length: 19 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 2022-07-20
- Language: French
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Thalia Book Club: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Americanah
- Written by: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Narrated by: Robin Desser, Francesca Choy-Kee
- Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 1
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1
A story of love and race centered around a young man and woman from Nigeria facing challenges in the countries they come to call home....
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Thalia Book Club: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Americanah
- Narrated by: Robin Desser, Francesca Choy-Kee
- Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
- Release date: 2014-02-17
- Language: English
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Chère Ijeawele
- Written by: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Narrated by: Annie Milon
- Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4
"Je suis convaincue de l'urgence morale qu'il y a à nous atteler à imaginer ensemble une éducation différente pour nos enfants, pour..."
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5 out of 5 stars
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Belle réflexion féministe
- By Myriam on 2022-11-21
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Chère Ijeawele
- Narrated by: Annie Milon
- Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
- Release date: 2019-01-17
- Language: French
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Americanah (Spanish Edition)
- Written by: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Narrated by: Carlos Milla Soler, Diana Ángel
- Length: 19 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Lagos, mediados de los noventa. En el marco de una dictadura militar y en una Nigeria que ofrece poco o ningún futuro, Ifemelu y Obinze, dos adolescentes atípicos, se enamoran apasionadamente....
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Americanah (Spanish Edition)
- Narrated by: Carlos Milla Soler, Diana Ángel
- Length: 19 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 2019-10-24
- Language: Spanish
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Querida Ijeawele. Cómo educar en el feminismo [Dear Ijeawele. How to Educate in Feminism]
- Written by: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Narrated by: Mili Matos
- Length: 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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El feminismo empieza en la educación. Escucha en este audiolibro cómo Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie dirige esta emotiva carta a una joven madre. En sus quince consejos, reivindica la formación de nuestros hijos en la igualdad y el respeto, el amor por los orígenes y la cultura....
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Querida Ijeawele. Cómo educar en el feminismo [Dear Ijeawele. How to Educate in Feminism]
- Narrated by: Mili Matos
- Length: 59 mins
- Release date: 2018-11-25
- Language: Spanish
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