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Americanah a novel Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

By: Material type: TextTextEdition: First Anchor books editionDescription: 588 pgISBN:
  • 0307455920
  • 9780307455925
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 823/.92 23
LOC classification:
  • PR9387.9.A34354A44 2013
Online resources: Awards:
  • Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, 2014.
Summary: "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. 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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"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. Fifteen years later, they reunite in a newly democratic Nigeria, and reignite their passion--for each other and for their homeland"--

Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, 2014.

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