Bestselling author of "Half Of A Yellow Sun" makes list

In a space of one year, not only did Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie deliver a viral TedXEUston talk, "We Should All be Feminists", she earned her place as a cultural critic globally and she doesn't plan on slowing down. She got sampled on the

According to TIME's deputy managing editor, Jones, "her greatest power is as a creator of characters who struggle profoundly to understand their place in the world".

Chimamanda, who was born in Enugu, Nigeria, has five major works, with her first being a collection of short stories, The Thing Around Your Neck. Her other works include, Purple Hibiscus, Half Of A Yellow Sun, Americanah, and We SHould All Be Feminists.