One of "The""New York Times Book Review's" Ten Best Books of the
Year
From the award-winning author of "Half of a Yellow Sun, " a
dazzling new novel: a story of love and race centered around a
young man and woman from Nigeria who face difficult choices and
challenges in the countries they come to call home.
As teenagers in a Lagos secondary school, Ifemelu and Obinze fall
in love. Their Nigeria is under military dictatorship, and people
are leaving the country if they can. Ifemelu--beautiful,
self-assured--departs for America to study. She suffers defeats and
triumphs, finds and loses relationships and friendships, all the
while feeling the weight of something she never thought of back
home: race. Obinze--the quiet, thoughtful son of a professor--had
hoped to join her, but post-9/11 America will not let him in, and
he plunges into a dangerous, undocumented life in London.
Years later, Obinze is a wealthy man in a newly democratic
Nigeria, while Ifemelu has achieved success as a writer of an
eye-opening blog about race in America. But when Ifemelu returns to
Nigeria, and she and Obinze reignite their shared passion--for
their homeland and for each other--they will face the toughest
decisions of their lives.
Fearless, gripping, at once darkly funny and tender, spanning
three continents and numerous lives, "Americanah" is a richly told
story set in today's globalized world: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's
most powerful and astonishing novel yet.
General
Imprint: |
Alfred A Knopf
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
May 2013 |
First published: |
May 2013 |
Authors: |
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
|
Dimensions: |
242 x 167 x 40mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
|
Pages: |
477 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-307-27108-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
0-307-27108-0 |
Barcode: |
9780307271082 |
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