Paperback, 588 pages
English language
Published Dec. 25, 2014 by Vintage Canada.
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 danger- ous, undocumented life in London. At once powerful and tender, Americanah is a remarkable novel of race, love, and identity by the award-winning writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. --back cover
The books tells the story of Ifem and Obinze from Nigeria to the US and London and back. I liked the writing, the characters are well built and, although the pace is quite slow, I never found it boring. I recommend it!
