As teenagers in Lagos, Ifemelu and
Obinze fall in love. Their Nigeria is under military dictatorship, and
people are fleeing the country if they can. The self-assured Ifemelu
departs for America. There she suffers defeats and triumphs, finds and
loses relationships, all the while feeling the weight of something she
never thought of back home: race. Obinze had hoped to join her, but
post-9/11 America will not let him in, and he plunges into a dangerous,
undocumented life in London.
Thirteen years later, Obinze is a
wealthy man in a newly democratic Nigeria, while Ifemelu has achieved
success as a blogger. But after so long apart and so many changes, will
they find the courage to meet again, face to face?
Fearless, gripping, spanning three
continents and numerous lives, ‘Americanah’ is a richly told story of
love and expectation set in today’s globalized world.
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