Chika Unigwe is a Nigerian writer who now lives in the United States. She is the author of four novels, as well as numerous short stories and essays.
“Chika Unigwe writes with a moral urgency nourished by a nuanced understanding of the human condition and a prose that is elegantly calibrated. And for all the dark turns her work takes, it is suffused with warmth, hard won wisdom and a deep compassion.” — Chris Abani, author of GraceLand
“Chika Unigwe writes beautifully of love, loss and the cultural and racial confusions that continue to trouble her.” — Caryl Phillips, author of Crossing the River