Americanah

Americanah

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Book Summary

As teenagers in lagos, ifemelu and obinze fall in love. Their nigeria is under military dictatorship, and people are fleeing the country if they can. The self-assured ifemelu departs for america. There she suffers defeats and triumphs, finds and loses relationships, all the while feeling the weight of something she never thought of back home: race. Obinze had hoped to join her, but post-9/11 america will not let him in, and he plunges into a dangerous, undocumented life in london. Thirteen years later, obinze is a wealthy man in a newly democratic nigeria, while ifemelu has achieved success as a blogger. But after so long apart and so many changes, will they find the courage to meet again, face to face? fearless, gripping, spanning three continents and numerous lives, ‘americanah’ is a richly told story of love and expectation set in today’s globalized world.

Language: English
Paperback:
Publisher: HarperCollins (2001)
ISBN-10: 000735634X
ISBN-13: 9780007356348
Genre: Popular Fiction
Size: 13 cm x 20 cm
Condition: New

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Book Summary

As teenagers in lagos, ifemelu and obinze fall in love. Their nigeria is under military dictatorship, and people are fleeing the country if they can. The self-assured ifemelu departs for america. There she suffers defeats and triumphs, finds and loses relationships, all the while feeling the weight of something she never thought of back home: race. Obinze had hoped to join her, but post-9/11 america will not let him in, and he plunges into a dangerous, undocumented life in london. Thirteen years later, obinze is a wealthy man in a newly democratic nigeria, while ifemelu has achieved success as a blogger. But after so long apart and so many changes, will they find the courage to meet again, face to face? fearless, gripping, spanning three continents and numerous lives, ‘americanah’ is a richly told story of love and expectation set in today’s globalized world.

Language: English
Paperback:
Publisher: HarperCollins (2001)
ISBN-10: 000735634X
ISBN-13: 9780007356348
Genre: Popular Fiction
Size: 13 cm x 20 cm
Condition: New

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