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N. K. Jemisin

1972–

United States

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Nora Keita Jemisin (born September 19, 1972) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. Her fiction includes a wide range of themes, notably cultural conflict and oppression. Her debut novel, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (2010), and the subsequent books in her Inheritance Trilogy received critical acclaim.

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