When: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Where: Clarice Smith PAC : Gildenhorn Recital Hall
Event Type(s): Lecture

Join the College of Arts and Humanities for a powerful talk and conversation with 2008 MacArthur Foundation Fellowship recipient and award-winning Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie.

Adichie, who was named by The New Yorker as one of the 20 most important fiction writers under 40 years old, speaks to the cross-generational significance of storytelling and its enduring impact on the cultural history. Her newest novel, Americanah, will be published by Knopf in May 2013.

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This event is co-sponsored by the Center for Literary and Comparative Studies and the Institute for International Programs.

Website: www.arhu.umd.edu/events/deans-lecture-series-chimamanda-adichie-conversation

Ticket Information:
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Available at: Clarice Smith Box Office
Phone: 301.405.ARTS (2787)
Website: http://claricesmithcenter.umd.edu/events/2013/chimamanda-adichie

For more information, contact:
Shannon Elise Clash
Arts and Humanities Marketing and Communication Office
+1 301 405 5347
sclash@terpmail.umd.edu
www.arhu.umd.edu/events/deans-lecture-series-chimamanda-adichie-conversation