About the book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A modern classic about star-crossed lovers that explores questions of race and being Black in America—and the search for what it means to call a place home. • From the award-winning author of We Should All Be Feminists and Half of a Yellow Sun • WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR
\"An expansive, epic love story.\"—O, The Oprah Magazine
One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years
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.
At once powerful and tender, Americanah is a remarkable novel that is \"dazzling…funny and defiant, and simultaneously so wise.\" —San Francisco Chronicle
Editions of Americanah
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780307271082
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780307455925
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307962126
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780593910443
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780593910450
Read an Excerpt
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A modern classic about star-crossed lovers that explores questions of race and being Black in America—and the search for what it means to call a place home. • From the award-winning author of We Should All Be Feminists and Half of a Yellow Sun • WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR
\"An expansive, epic love story.\"—O, The Oprah Magazine
One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years
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.
At once powerful and tender, Americanah is a remarkable novel that is \"dazzling…funny and defiant, and simultaneously so wise.\" —San Francisco Chronicle
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Americanah about?
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A modern classic about star-crossed lovers that explores questions of race and being Black in America—and the search for what it means to call a place home. • From the award-winning author of We Should All Be Feminists and Half of a Yellow Sun • WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR
\"An expansive, epic love story.\"—O, The Oprah Magazine
One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years
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.
At once powerful and tender, Americanah is a remarkable novel that is \"dazzling…funny and defiant, and simultaneously so wise.\" —San Francisco Chronicle
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Americanah?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of Americanah?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780307271082
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Americanah?
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Americanah is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780307271082) and paperback(ISBN 9780307455925) and ebook(ISBN 9780307962126) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780593910443) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780593910450)
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