Americanah
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Taste attributes: dramaromanceslowheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringfish out of water/culture clashsocial commentarylove conquers all
Boxlist takeA grounded, stirring novel: unhurried and serious. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.9 / 5
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About This Book
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. 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 by her love story with high school classmate Obinze.
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- Author
- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Published
- 2013
- Pages
- 592
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