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Chris Abani (Christopher Abani) was born on 27 December, 1966 in Afikpo, Ebonyi State, Nigeria, is a Nigerian born American author (born 1966). Discover Chris Abani's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 57 years old?
| Popular As |
Christopher Abani |
| Occupation |
Author, poet, professor |
| Age |
57 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn |
| Born |
27 December, 1966 |
| Birthday |
27 December |
| Birthplace |
Afikpo, Ebonyi State, Nigeria |
| Nationality |
Nigeria
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Chris Abani Height, Weight & Measurements
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| Hair Color |
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
| Family |
| Parents |
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| Wife |
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Chris Abani Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Chris Abani worth at the age of 57 years old? Chris Abani’s income source is mostly from being a successful Author. He is from Nigeria. We have estimated Chris Abani's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Christopher Abani (born 27 December 1966) is a Nigerian-American and Los Angeles- based author.
He says he is part of a new generation of Nigerian writers working to convey to an English-speaking audience the experience of those born and raised in "that troubled African nation".
Abani was born in Afikpo, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.
His father was Igbo, while his mother was of English descent.
Abani published his first novel, Masters of the Board, in 1985 at the age of 16.
It was a political thriller, the plot of which was an allegory based on a coup that was carried out in Nigeria just before it was written.
He was imprisoned for six months on suspicion of an attempt to overthrow the government.
He continued to write after his release from jail, but was imprisoned for one year after the publication of his 1987 novel Sirocco. During this time, he was held at the infamous Kiri Kiri prison, where he was tortured.
After he was released from jail this time, he composed several anti-government plays that were performed on the street near government offices for two years.
He was imprisoned a third time and was placed on death row.
However, his friends had bribed government officials for his release in 1991, and immediately Abani, his mother, and his four siblings moved to the United Kingdom, living there until 1999.
He then moved to the United States, where he now lives.
Abani holds a B.A. degree in English and Literary Studies from Imo State University, Nigeria; an M.A. in Gender and Culture from Birkbeck College, University of London, an M.A. in English from the University of Southern California; and a Ph.D. in Creative Writing and Literature from the University of Southern California.
Abani has been awarded a PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award, the 2001 Prince Claus Awards, a Lannan Literary Fellowship, a California Book Award, a Hurston-Wright Legacy Award and the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award.
In 2001, Abani received a Middleton Fellowship from the University of Southern California.
In 2003, he received the Lannan Foundation Literary Fellowship, as well as the Hellman/Hammet Grant from Human Rights Watch.
In 2006, Becoming Abigail was named an Editor's Choice book for The New York Times, and a Critic's Choice for Chicago Reader.
It was also a book club selection for Essence Magazine and Black Expressions.
Selections of his poetry appear in the online journal Blackbird. From 2007 to 2012, he was Professor of Creative Writing at the University of California, Riverside.
He is currently a Board of Trustees Professor of English at Northwestern University.
In 2007, The Virgin of Flames and Song for Night were Editor's Choice picks for ''The New York Times.
The Virgin of Flames was also a Barnes & Noble Discovery Selection, and Becoming Abigail'' was a New York Libraries Books For Teens Selection.
In 2008, Abani received a Distinguished Humanist Award from the University of California, Riverside.
In 2009, Abani received a Guggenheim Fellow in Fiction.
His book of poetry, Sanctificum (2010) which was published by Copper Canyon Press, is a sequence of linked poems, bringing together religious ritual, the Igbo language of his Nigerian homeland, and reggae rhythms in a postracial, liturgical love song.
Abani's foray into publishing has led to the formation of the Black Goat poetry series, which is an imprint of New York-based Akashic Books.
Abani's crime novel The Secret History of Las Vegas won the Edgar Award as Best Paperback Original in 2015.
In the summer of 2016, a broad selection of his works was published in Israel by the small independent publishing house Ra'av under the title Shi'ur Geografia (Hebrew for "Geography Lesson"), edited by Noga Shevach and the poet Eran Tzelgov.
The collection received great reviews and offered Hebrew readers a first encounter with the poetry of Abani.
