From the award-winning, bestselling author of We Should All Be Feminists and Half of a Yellow Sun—the story of two Nigerians making their way in the U.S. and the UK, raising universal questions of race, belonging, the overseas experience for the African diaspora, and the search for identity and a home.Ifemelu and Obinze are young and in love when they depart military-ruled Nigeria for the West. … 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. Fifteen years later, they reunite in a newly democratic Nigeria, and reignite their passion—for each other and for their homeland.
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A very interesting female Nigerian vantage point of our US racial issues. Great story.
The characters in Americanah are so wonderful that I wished this book never ended. Adichie has a way of writing that makes the pages go by quickly and immerses you in the story. Highly recommend!
Great book; It raises the question of skin color and racism without inhibitions and political correctness. The plot takes place in Nigeria, England, and the United States, where the heroes are academic graduates seeking their future in the world and the realization of their dream to be meaningful and not influenced by the color of their skin.
This book gave me an amazing insight into what life may be like for countless Nigerians, both here and abroad.
Excellent!
Americanah provides an insight into the life of a young Nigerian woman as she struggles to find her “home” and what success looks like for her. The themes of missing one’s homeland, facing discrimination because of colour, ethnicity or language; the complexity of decision making, identity, what it means to be a woman, love and loyalty all …
Brillant novel based on the experience of black Africans immigration and adjustment to the USA
I liked the general theme throughout the book. What is the difference between an African American and and American African?
I learned a lot about race from this book. It took a little while to get into it and I’m not sure I liked the ending, but in between was an astounding amount of really useful and interesting information about what it means to be black, both in Africa and in while-dominant cultures. It made me think about why I believe and act the way I do and how …
Ifemelu is a Nigerian woman who moves to America in order to get a better college education than she can get in Nigeria. She realizes how different and difficult life in is America for immigrants, and after building a successful platform for herself decides to move back to her hometown in Nigeria.
This book is really great. Adichie is a fantastic …