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- Sophie RatcliffeInterview
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. I’m trying to write something about the idea of ‘first love’ – and I’d heard this was a great story about a first love that lasts a lifetime. It is.
- Best Books Like Normal PeopleReading list
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngoni Adichie is a powerful and thought-provoking novel that tells the story of two young Nigerians, Ifemelu and Obinze, as they navigate the complexities of race, identity, and belonging in the United States and the United Kingdom. The book is a national bestseller and was awarded with the…
- Jill SantopoloInterview
So many! But right now I’ll stick with Queen of the Summer Stars by Persia Woolley, which is the story of King Arthur from Guinevere’s perspective and is a book I read over and over as a teenager. I also was profoundly affected by Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank, Mila 18 and Exodus by Leon Uris, The Sisters…
- Alaya Dawn JohnsonInterview
There’s a million but off the top of my head, books that I have adored in the recent past include A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar, The Dispossessed by Ursula Le Guin and Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Diana Wynne Jones, particularly Hexwood, Dogsbody and The Homeward Bounders, were foundational texts…
- Helen PhillipsInterview
I’m listening to the audiobook of Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, read spectacularly by Adjoa Andoh. And I just finished the galley for the U.S. edition (forthcoming from Melville House) of the fascinating & surreal debut novel Infinite Ground by Martin MacInnes, the Scottish author.
- Celebrating Black LiteratureArticle
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie grew up in Nigeria and is now a highly celebrated author. Perhaps best known for her incredible bestseller, Americanah. Americanah tells the story of Ifemelu and Obinze, two young Nigerians who leave their country for the West in search of a better life. Ifemelu heads to America, where she…
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