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“The central character Ifemelu is a young Nigerian woman, who moves to the USA to study. We read about her struggle to create a life in the U.S. and we also read about her life in Lagos…We learn a lot about Ifemelu thoughts through her blog which is called Raceteenth or Various Observations About American Blacks (Those Formerly Known as Negroes) by a Non-American Black.“ Read more...
Like Normal People, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s book Americanah follows the lives of two teenagers from first love into the disillusionment of adulthood. Ifemelu and Obinze meet at high school in Lagos, Nigeria, and later part – Ifemelu departing Nigeria to study in the United States, Obinze later becoming an undocumented migrant in the United Kingdom – before coming together again as adults in Lagos only to realise that a distance has grown up between them over the years. Told with subtlety and in non-linear fashion, Adichie’s captivating novel is a scintillating social commentary on the Americanisation of Africa, and the experiences of the African diaspora, all tied together in a poignant love story that unfolds over a period of many years.
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