Nnedi Okorafor
Nnedi Okorafor
Nnedi Okoraforis a Nigerian-American writer of fantasy, science fiction, and speculative fiction...
NationalityNigerian
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth8 April 1974
CountryNigeria
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'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.
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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.
explore mind
There's a story in 'Kabu Kabu' called 'Bakasi Man' where I got to explore the mind of a 'bad man.' It was fun.
One of my feet is a whole size longer than the other. One is size ten, the other is size eleven.
attracted full hole
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.
fewer unspoken writers
I think speculative fiction has fewer unspoken prerequisites than literary fiction for writers of color.
magical natural
I see the world as a magical place. Therefore, it was only natural that magic wafted from my fiction like smoke.
love terrified
I love and am terrified of the water, particularly the ocean.
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I grew up reading Stephen King, Peter Straub, Clive Barker, Robert McCammon, Isaac Asimov's nonfiction books, and Roald Dahl.
reconnect
I go to the ocean to calm down, to reconnect with the creator, to just be happy.
almost pleasure rarely sick
It's more fun to write villains. They are more of a challenge, and I get a sick kind of pleasure out of delving into their minds. There's rarely emptiness, and there is almost always deep intelligence.