Although we mainly see from her perspective, we also occasionally see from Obinze’s, and through the vast amount of characters and dialogue we hear from so many different voices from Ifemelu and Obinze’s families, to Ifemelu’s colleagues in a Nigerian magazine, the women in the American hair salon, Obinze’s business associates and friends, and so many more. Ifemelu is such a compelling protagonist, strong minded but also introspective and self-aware. As the story unfolds, they move in and out of contact but never forget each other. The novel explores her life in both countries, while also revealing, and reflecting on, her high-school love story with classmate Obinze.
At 17 hours audio/around 400 pages, this is a sweeping and epic novel embodying so much and exploring so many themes love, identity and personal evolution, the different relationships we have in our lives, family duties and dynamics, migration and return migration, race and racism, observations of society in Nigeria and African immigrants in America, the pull to be true to ourselves, and so much more.Īmericanah tells the story of Ifemelu, a young woman who emigrates from Nigeria to America, for university and the wider promise it holds.
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a moving story of a love tested by time, distance and circumstance, but it’s also so much more than that.
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