Americanah
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Americanah is a critically acclaimed novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie that explores themes of race, identity, and migration through the experiences of a young Nigerian woman who moves to the United States and later returns to Nigeria.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptationStatus | development (later reported cancelled) ⓘ |
| author | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize for Fiction
NERFINISHED
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National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| genre |
bildungsroman
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literary fiction ⓘ romantic novel ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationPlanned | television miniseries ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Aunty Uju
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Blaine NERFINISHED ⓘ Curt NERFINISHED ⓘ Dike NERFINISHED ⓘ Ifemelu NERFINISHED ⓘ Kosi NERFINISHED ⓘ Obinze NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWebsiteWithinWork | Ifemelu's race blog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isbn | 978-0-307-96212-6 ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st-century literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Nigerian diaspora
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belonging ⓘ diaspora ⓘ hair politics ⓘ identity ⓘ immigration ⓘ love ⓘ migration ⓘ postcolonialism ⓘ race ⓘ race in the United States ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of Nigerian and American cultures
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exploration of Black hair and beauty standards ⓘ portrayal of race from an African immigrant perspective ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonist |
Ifemelu
NERFINISHED
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Obinze NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2013 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Alfred A. Knopf
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Fourth Estate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Baltimore
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Lagos NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ Princeton, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| shortlistedFor | Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
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