#14 in Romance
Americanah
- 605
- Pages
- about 11 h
- Reading time
- National Book Critics Circle Award
- Goodreads Choice Awards
- The New Vanguard
- National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
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Our view
“Americanah” is carried by Ifemelu’s mind: a young Nigerian woman whose move to the United States makes her see race, and herself, anew. Adichie’s prose is a pleasure in itself, and her heroine’s observations on racism and on being a woman form the heart of the novel, with a first love running underneath. Across more than six hundred pages, the enjoyment lies in thinking alongside her.
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About the book
Americanah is a 2013 novel by the Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. It is Adichie's third novel and fourth book, and was published on 14 May 2013 by Alfred A. Knopf. The novel recounts the story of a young Nigerian woman, Ifemelu, who emigrates to the United States to attend university. Americanah won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction in 2013 and was a commercial success upon publication.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.4 across 580 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 80% of the weight and the score stays at 8.3 — the Romance average of 7.6 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.7 | 46 | 8% |
| Hardcover | 8.5 | 534 | 92% |
Frequently asked
How long is Americanah?
It has 605 pages — longer than 86% of the ranked books in Romance.
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