Americanah
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Sign inAmericanah is a 2013 novel by the Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, for which Adichie won the 2013 U.S. National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction. Americanah tells the story of a young Nigerian woman, Ifemelu, who immigrates to the United States to attend university. The novel traces Ifemelu's life in both countries, threaded by her love story with high school classmate Obinze.
Prize history
- Dublin Literary Award 2015 Shortlist
- Women's Prize for Fiction 2014 Shortlist
