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Chinelo Okparanta

(1980) Novelist

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Chinelo Okparanta is a novelist.

Quick Facts About Chinelo Okparanta

Born: November 30, 1980
Profession: Novelist

About Chinelo Okparanta

[Wikidata] Nigerian-American writer (born 1981)... | [Wikipedia] Chinelo Okparanta is a Nigerian-American novelist and short-story writer. She was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, where she was raised until the age of 10, when she immigrated to the United States with her family. She grew up as a Jehovah’s Witness, and in 2012 she was spotlighted as one of Granta’s

Quotes by Chinelo Okparanta

“Happiness is like water,' she says. 'We're always trying to grab onto it, but it's always slipping between our fingers.”

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Happiness

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When we live in our own privileged little bubble, it is convenient to pretend that all is well with the world, that…

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Bubbles

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I realized that for many people attending a reading is like watching television at the end of a long day. They don't…

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Audience

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Shame is the power we give others to wield over us.

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Giving

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“There are no miracles these days. Manna will not fall from the sky. Bombs, yes, enough to pierce our hearts, but manna,…

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Miracles

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Happiness is like water. We’re always trying to grab onto it, but it’s always slipping between our fingers

Chinelo Okparanta

Happiness

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