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| Author | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Ala Notable Books for Adults |
| Genre | Fiction novel |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
Publication date | May 2013 |
| Publication place | Nigeria |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 608 pp. |
| ISBN | 978-0-307-96212-6 |
Americanah 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.[1] 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. It was Adichie's third novel, published on May 14, 2013, by Alfred A. Knopf.
- ^ "National Book Critics Circle Announces Award Winners for Publishing Year 2013". National Book Critics Circle. March 13, 2014. Archived from the original on March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.