Juo Chimamanda

"We don't 'do' race in Nigeria," Adichie said, explaining the shock of leaving her home country to experience American culture as a student. She recalled an incident when a professor asked who had written an outstanding essay and was surprised when she raised her hand. "He didn't expect the writer to be black," she said.The award-winning novelist, feminist, philanthropist and Harper’s Bazaar Woman of the Year 2017 spoke to Esquire about her illustrious body of work that includes Purple Hibiscus, Half of a Yellow Sun, and last year’s spectacular Dear Ijeawele.