Search results
Americanah is a 2013 novel by the Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, for which Adichie won the 2013 U.S. National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction. [1] Americanah tells the story of a young Nigerian woman, Ifemelu, who immigrates to the United States to attend university. The novel traces Ifemelu's life in both countries, threaded ...
May 14, 2013 · Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Jashar Awan (Illustrator) 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 ...
- (373.4K)
- Hardcover
Americanah. A powerful, tender story of race and identity by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the award-winning author of Half of a Yellow Sun. 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 ...
Mar 4, 2014 · Americanah is that rare thing in contemporary literary fiction: a lush, big-hearted love story that also happens to be a piercingly funny social critique.” — Vogue “A near-flawless novel.” — The Seattle Times
- Anchor
- $10.08
Jun 7, 2013 · “Americanah” tells the story of a smart, strong-willed Nigerian woman named Ifemelu who, after she leaves Africa for America, endures several harrowing years of near destitution before ...
Americanah by Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie published in 2013, is a captivating novel that explores the experiences of a young Nigerian woman, Ifemelu, as she navigates love, identity, and race in both Nigeria and the United States. The novel spans several years, capturing Ifemelu’s journey from her adolescence in Nigeria to her ...
Americanah: A novel. 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 ...
People also ask
Who wrote Americanah?
What is Americanah about?
What is Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie about?
What does Americanah mean?
