Americanah
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York, New York : Anchor Books, a division of Random House LLC, 2014.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First Anchor Books edition.
Physical Desc:
588 pages ; 21 cm.
Lexile measure:
940L
Rating:
940L
Status:
Ashland Adult Fiction
ADICHIE
Description
10th ANNIVERSARY EDITION • 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
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
"An expansive, epic love story."—O, The Oprah Magazine
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
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
Last Check-In
Ashland Adult Fiction
ADICHIE
Available
Mar 4, 2024
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Drummond Adult Fiction
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Webster Adult Fiction
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Jul 17, 2023
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
0307455920, 9780307455925, 9781101873007, 1101873000
Lexile measure:
940
Notes
General Note
Subtitle from book cover.
Description
"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."-- Publisher information.
Target Audience
940L,Lexile
Original Version
Originally published:,New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.
Awards
Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, 2014.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Adichie, C. N. (2014). Americanah. First Anchor Books edition. New York, New York, Anchor Books, a division of Random House LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi, 1977-. 2014. Americanah. New York, New York, Anchor Books, a division of Random House LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi, 1977-, Americanah. New York, New York, Anchor Books, a division of Random House LLC, 2014.
MLA Citation (style guide)Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi. Americanah. First Anchor Books edition. New York, New York, Anchor Books, a division of Random House LLC, 2014.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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