But eventually, she began writing science fiction and fantasy anyway. Throughout her time as a student, during which she earned a master’s in journalism and English and a PhD in English, her professors discouraged her from writing science fiction. She underwent surgery for her scoliosis at age 19, became briefly paralyzed from the waist down, and began writing short stories during her time in the hospital.
She spent her teenage years as a track and tennis star and also loved math and science, but a scoliosis diagnosis put her involvement in sports to an end. They took Okorafor to visit Nigeria often throughout her childhood and adolescence, though Okorafor was considered “too American” in Nigeria and “too Black” at home in the U.S.
Okorafor’s parents immigrated to the United States both for their education and to escape the Nigerian Civil War.
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