Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and her husband, Dr. Ivara Esege, are mourning the loss of one of their one-year-old twin sons, Nkanu Nnamdi, who died after a brief illness.
The family confirmed the tragic news in a statement released on Wednesday by Adichie’s communications team, GLG Communications.
“We are deeply saddened to confirm the passing of one of Ms. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Dr. Ivara Esege’s twin boys, Nkanu Nnamdi, who passed away on Wednesday,” the statement read. Signed by Omawumi Ogbe, it added that the family is “devastated by this profound loss” and requested privacy during this “incredibly difficult time.”
The statement concluded by asking the public and the media for “grace and prayers” as the family mourns in private, noting that no further statements will be made.
Adichie and Esege were married in 2009. The author welcomed her first child, a daughter, in 2016. In 2024, the couple welcomed twin boys through surrogacy.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is widely regarded as one of the most influential writers of her generation. Her work often explores themes of identity, love, immigration, colonialism, and womanhood.
Her debut novel, Purple Hibiscus, was longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2004. She later achieved international acclaim with Half of a Yellow Sun, which won the Women’s Prize for Fiction in 2007, and Americanah (2013), which earned the National Book Critics Circle Award.
In addition to her literary achievements, Time magazine named Adichie one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2015. Her most recent novel, Dream Count, released last year, received widespread critical acclaim.
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