Literary
Americanah
Two Nigerian teenagers fall in love, then drift apart as one moves to America and the other tries his luck in Britain. Years later, they meet again in Lagos, shaped by what each learned about race and belonging abroad.
- First published
- 2013
- Pace
- medium
- Length
- long
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you like a love story that is also a sharp, funny look at race, hair, class and what home means.
Skip this if you want a fast romance, since much of the book is essayistic observation of immigrant life.
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