The artistry with which Adichie keeps her story moving, while animating the complex anxieties in which the characters live and work, is hugely impressive.' - Mail on Sunday Subtle, but not afraid to pull its punches.' - Alex Clark, Guardian 'An extremely thoughtful, subtly provocative exploration of structural inequality, of different kinds of oppression, of gender roles, of the idea of home. an urgent and important book, further evidence that its author is a real talent.' - Sunday Telegraph 'A brilliant exploration of being African in America. 'A delicious, important novel from a writer with a great deal to say.' - The Times
'A brilliant novel: epic in scope, personal in resonance and with lots to say.' - Elizabeth Day, Observer Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers ISBN: 9780007356348 Number of pages: 400 Weight: 350 g Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 31 mm MEDIA REVIEWS But after so long apart and so many changes, will they find the courage to meet again, face to face?įearless, gripping, spanning three continents and numerous lives, the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning Americanah is a richly told story of love and expectation set in today's globalized world. Thirteen years later, Obinze is a wealthy man in a newly democratic Nigeria, while Ifemelu has achieved success as a blogger. Obinze 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. There she suffers defeats and triumphs, finds and loses relationships, all the while feeling the weight of something she never thought of back home: race. The self-assured Ifemelu departs for America. Their Nigeria is under military dictatorship, and people are fleeing the country if they can. As teenagers in Lagos, Ifemelu and Obinze fall in love.
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