Americanah

By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Book Overview

10th ANNIVERSARY EDITION - NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A modern classic about star-crossed lovers that explores questions of race and being Black in America--and the search for what it means to call a place home. - From the award-winning author of We Should All Be Feminists and Half of a Yellow Sun - WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR

"An expansive, epic love story."--O, The Oprah Magazine

One of the New York Times's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century - One of The Atlantic's Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years - A Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Book of the Century

Ifemelu and Obinze are young and in love when they depart military-ruled Nigeria for the West. Beautiful, self-assured Ifemelu heads for America, where despite her academic success, she is forced to grapple with what it means to be Black for the first time. Quiet, thoughtful Obinze had hoped to join her, but with post-9/11 America closed to him, he instead plunges into a dangerous, undocumented life in London.

At once powerful and tender, Americanah is a remarkable novel that is "dazzling...funny and defiant, and simultaneously so wise." --San Francisco Chronicle

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307455920
• ISBN13: 9780307455925
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Vintage
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Different and Engaging

Highly recommend!

Love!!!

I absolutely loved this book. The first thing I noticed within the first couple of pages is how well the book is written. Chimamanda did an exceptional job of making her characters relatable

Americanah

I highly recommend this novel. Adichie fearlessly points out the racial problems against non-White people with a serious but sometimes funny tone. Her infamous blogs are the best. Definitely a must-read.