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Nnedi Okorafor

Nnedi Okorafor

Nigerian Writer

Born: Apr 8, 1974

Fiction Intelligence Love Mind Natural Ocean

Related authors: Ayn Rand Dr. Seuss H. L. Mencken Napoleon Hill Niccolo Machiavelli Thomas Mann Thomas Paine Voltaire

I would try to write 'realistic' fiction, and someone would fly, or there would be a black hole full of demons or a girl who attracted frogs. Nnedi Okorafor

Try Fly Black Girl Realistic Would Would-Be Black Hole Someone Write Attracted Demons Frogs Fiction Hole Full Who

'Who Fears Death' addresses the push and pull in African culture that powerful women face when their culture has certain duties and beliefs that can stifle them. Nnedi Okorafor

Death Culture Women Face Fears Address Push Powerful Stifle Duties African Them Certain Who Beliefs Pull

I think speculative fiction has fewer unspoken prerequisites than literary fiction for writers of color. Nnedi Okorafor

Think Color Writers Unspoken Than Fewer Fiction Literary Literary Fiction Speculative

There's a story in 'Kabu Kabu' called 'Bakasi Man' where I got to explore the mind of a 'bad man.' It was fun. Nnedi Okorafor

Man Mind Bad Bad Man Got Where Story Explore Fun

I love and am terrified of the water, particularly the ocean. Nnedi Okorafor

Love Water Ocean Particularly Terrified Am

I love ocean life. I'm fascinated that so much of it remains unexplored by human beings. Diluted seawater consisted of nearly the same concentration of elements and minerals as blood plasma. They've got the same amount of sodium, too. Nnedi Okorafor

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