An Origin Story Nnedi Okorafor is a writer of Nigerian descent known for weaving African culture into creative evocative settings and memorable characters. She is know for her young adult novels, including The Shadow Speaker and Zahrah the Windseeker. “My life fell apart when I was sixteen. Papa died.” Those are the opening lines of Who Fears Death.I remember when I wrote them/5(1K). Nnedi Okorafor was born in the United States to two Igbo (Nigerian) immigrant www.doorway.ru holds a PhD in English and is a professor of creative writing at Chicago State University. She has been the winner of many awards for her short stories and young adult books, and won a World Fantasy Award for Who Fears www.doorway.ru's books are inspired by her Nigerian heritage and her many trips to Africa/5(K). · Nnedi Okorafor was born in the United States to two Igbo (Nigerian) immigrant www.doorway.ru holds a PhD in English and is a professor of creative writing at Chicago State University. She has been the winner of many awards for her short stories and young adult books, and won a World Fantasy Award for Who Fears www.doorway.ru's books are inspired by her Nigerian heritage and her Brand: DAW.
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Who Fears Death, published in and written by Nnedi Okorafor, is a post-apocalyptic science fantasy novel set in a future version of Sudan. In this future, the light-skinned Nuru have enslaved the dark-skinned Okeke; the novel follows Onyesonwu (Onye), the daughter of an Okeke woman raped by a Nuru man. Who Fears Death is the fourth novel by Nigerian-American author Nnedi Okorafor, and tells the story of a young woman Onyesonwu. From her roots as a child of an Okeke mother and a brutal Nuru rapist, through her realization of her role as a sorceress, and potential place in a prophecy of world-changing consequence, Onye’s journey is one of struggle, joy, despair and hope. "Who Fears Death is one of the most striking, chilling, truly fascinating, and all-around remarkable novels I've read in a very long time.” —Peter S. Beagle, bestselling author of The Last Unicorn "Nnedi Okorafor is American-born but her Nigerian blood runs strong, lacing her work with fantasy, magic and true African reality. Many people need to read Who Fears Death, it's an important book.".
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