About the author
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian novelist, essayist, and short-story writer whose work examines family, migration, colonial and postcolonial history, race, gender, and the language used to tell national stories.
Americanah follows Ifemelu from Nigeria to the United States and back, using her relationships, work, hair, and writing to distinguish American racial categories from the forms of identity she knew before migration.
Where to start
Start with Americanah for migration and return, Half of a Yellow Sun for the Biafran War, or Purple Hibiscus for a more intimate family novel.
