Chimamanda Adichie, a Nigerian novelist, nonfiction writer and short story writer has been elected as a foreign honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
The ‘Half A Yellow Sun’ author’ will be formally inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters in May as a foreign honorary member, after she got elected into academy. The award winning Nigerian author, will be the second Nigerian to be inducted into the academy as she joins Nobel Laureate,Wole Soyinka who was the first to be Inducted in 1986.
The Academy explained that Chimamanda will be honoured alongside 14 others.
“When the American Academy of Arts and Letters holds its annual induction and award ceremony in mid-May, Calvin Trillin, secretary, will induct fourteen members into the 250-person organisation and Yehudi Wyner, president will induct three foreign honorary members.”
The objective of the Academy include to “foster and sustain an interest in Literature, Music, and the Fine Arts” by administering over 70 awards and prizes, exhibiting art and manuscripts, funding performances of new works of musical theatre, and purchasing artwork for donation to museums across the country.
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