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Dear Friend, I do not come to you by chance. Upon my quest for a trusted and reliable foreign business man or company I was given your contact by the Nigerian chamber of Commerce and Industry, I hope that you can be trusted to handle a transaction of this magnitude.
— Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
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About Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
Adaobi Tricia Obinne Nwaubani (born in 1976) is a Nigerian novelist, humorist, essayist and journalist. In the year 2009, I Do Not Come To You by Chance was recognized by the Washington Post group as one of the best books of the year and went on to win the African First Book Category in the Commonwealth Writers Prize 2010 and even secured her a Betty Trask First Book award. She ventured into Young Adult Fiction when she cue to publication Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, a novel crafted from the real-life journeys of girls held captive by Boko Haram. The book was released in September 2018 after it was acquired by HarperCollins. The book was awarded the 2018 Raven Award for Excellence in Arts and Entertainment and was also recognized as among the ALA best young adult fiction. The books was also selected as a Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2019.
About Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
Adaobi Tricia Obinne Nwaubani (born in 1976) is a Nigerian novelist, humorist, essayist and journalist. In the year 2009, I Do Not Come To You by Chance was recognized by the Washington Post group as one of the best books of the year and went on to win the African First Book Category in the Commonwealth Writers Prize 2010 and even secured her a Betty Trask First Book award. She ventured into Young Adult Fiction when she cue to publication Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, a novel crafted from the real-life journeys of girls held captive by Boko Haram. The book was released in September 2018 after it was acquired by HarperCollins. The book was awarded the 2018 Raven Award for Excellence in Arts and Entertainment and was also recognized as among the ALA best young adult fiction. The books was also selected as a Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2019.
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