A critically acclaimed novel, Americanah follows Ifemelu and Obinze, two teenagers who fall in love in a Nigeria ruled by a military dictatorship. Ifemelu escapes to America, where she experiences racism for the first time and struggles to adapt to her new identity. Meanwhile, prevented from entering the country after 9/11, Obinze seeks refuge in London, living the dangerous life of an undocumented immigrant. Fifteen years later, both shaped by their various experiences, the two lovers reunite in a democratic Nigeria and question whether, with their new identities and ideologies, their previous flame can be reignited.
The national bestseller was written by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a Nigerian novelist whose 2012 Ted Talk "We Should All Be Feminists" was famously sampled in Beyoncé's 2013 song "Flawless."
