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Chris Abani
Nigerian born American author (born 1966)
Christopher Abani (born 27 December 1966) is a Nigerian American and Los Angeles- based author.
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He says he is part of a new generation of Nigerian writers working to convey to an English-speaking audience the experience of those born and raised in "that troubled African nation".
Biography
Abani was born in Afikpo, Ebonyi State, located in the southeastern region of Nigeria.
His father was Igbo, while his mother was of English descent.[1]
Abani published his first novel, Masters of the Board, in 1985 at the age of 16.[2] It was a political thriller, the plot of which was an allegory based on a coup that was carried out in Nigeria just before it was written.
He was imprisoned for six months on suspicion of an attempt to overthrow the government.[3] He continued to write after his release from jail, but was imprisoned for one year after the publication of his 1987 novel Sirocco.[4