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Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been honoured as Harper's Bazaar España's "Woman of the Year" in Literature, joining a list of esteemed women including Jerry Hall and Diane Kruger.
Nigerian author Chimamanda Adichie has been awarded the Harper’s Bazaar España’s “Woman of the Year” in Literature. The prestigious award, known to celebrate women who defy adversity with strength and talent, was presented during Spain’s 2024 Bazaar Women of the Year ceremony.
It recognises her remarkable contributions to storytelling and cultural advocacy. The recognition comes as Chimamanda prepares to release her highly anticipated novel, “Dream Count,” in March 2025.
During the award ceremony, the global icon said,
“Through literature, we learn what people care about, what they love, what they respect, what threats they feel, what they regret, and how egos are formed. Those things matter. Stories matter,” she said.
Apart from Chimamanda, the issue features women like Jerry Hall, Diane Kruger, Elizabeth Hurley, and Teresa Perales, all of whom were awarded for excelling in their respective fields.
The Editor-in-chief, Inmaculada Jiménez, described the honourees as,
“Women who never allowed their fears to roll over on the way to dreams and who kept very much in mind that the barriers they had to face were always external, never in their souls and in their hearts. Women who, in their firm commitment to achieve what they were looking to be, have managed to be what every good society needs.”
