Americanah
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Dublin Literary Award | 2015 | Shortlist |
| Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction | 2014 | Shortlist |
| National Book Critics Circle Award (Fiction)Fiction | 2013 | Winner |
| Women's Prize for Fiction | 2013 | Winner |
About This Book
Ifemelu and Obinze are young and in love when they leave military-ruled Nigeria for the West. Ifemelu goes to America, while Obinze takes a different path. After years apart, both return to Nigeria as adults. The novel explores race, immigration, and identity through Ifemelu's blog posts about being Black in America. Winner of the Bailey's Women's Prize for Fiction 2014.
About the Author
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was born on 15 September 1977 in Enugu, Nigeria, into an Igbo family and raised on the University of Nigeria campus in Nsukka, in a house once occupied by Chinua Achebe. She moved to the United States at nineteen and attended Eastern Connecticut State University (BA summa cum laude, 2001), Johns Hopkins University (MA in creative writing, 2003), and Yale University (MA in African studies, 2008). Her works blend Western and African elements, exploring culture, gender, immigration, and the Biafran War. Read more →
