Udodi's death was the beginning of the raging storm but at that moment, we thought that the worst had already happened, and that life would treat us with more kindness.Told from multiple perspectives and set between The Past and The Present, Atlanta and Nigeria, this is the story of Nani - a prodigal child who loses her way before she finds her agency. When Nani's family is hit by tragedy after tragedy, she feels alone and misunderstood. Then she meets Ephraim, a handsome self-proclaimed 'man of God' who seems to offer all the answers. Will Nani have the courage to take charge of her own life and find true happiness?
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Chika Unigwe is an author who delves into the complexities of life and identity. Her work, penned in both English and Dutch, often explores themes that are universally human yet deeply rooted in her Nigerian and Belgian experiences. Through her prose and poetry, Unigwe seeks to illuminate the experiences of women and minorities. Her literary approach is insightful yet accessible, offering readers a rich and thought-provoking journey. Her academic background in literary studies lends a depth and intellectual weight to her compelling narratives.




- 2023
- 2022
9 year-old Obioma is a football star. She uses a special stick to score goals and never loses a race in her wheelchair! But when she moves to a new city, she has to go to a new school where she has no friends, and everyone calls her “the girl with the wheelchair”. Obioma misses playing football most of all, until one day a girl named Ayana asks her to race. Once they start playing football, everyone joins in and Obioma finds a new team to play with!
- 2015
Die in diesem Band versammelten Vorlesungen der Tübinger Poetik-Dozentur 2014 mit Priya Basil und Chika Unigwe fordern auf zur Reflexion über eine der ältesten Fragen der Literaturgeschichte: Wie ähnlich darf und muss die Literatur der Wirklichkeit sein? Wie weit darf sich Fiktion von Wirklichkeit entfernen? Wie viel von privater oder intimer Realität darf Literatur preisgeben? Gibt es Grenzen zwischen Literatur und Dokumentation, die nicht überschritten werden dürfen – sei es aus rechtlichen, moralischen oder ästhetischen Gründen? Oder ist die Differenz zwischen Fiktivem und Faktischem mittlerweile einfach obsolet geworden? Die Vorlesungen versuchen sich aus der ganz persönlichen Perspektive von Priya Basil und -Chika Unigwe den Antworten auf diese Fragen zu nähern und geben einen besonderen Einblick in das Schreiben beider Autorinnen.
- 2010
On Black Sisters' Street
- 304 pages
- 11 hours of reading
A tale of choices, displacement and courage, suffused with the richness of the oral story-telling tradition and set against the backdrop of the Antwerp prostitute underworld.