The Resource Americanah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Americanah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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The item Americanah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Indiana State Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
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- Summary
- "Ifemelu and Obinze are young and in love when they depart military-ruled Nigeria for the West. Beautiful, self-assured Ifemelu heads for America, where despite her academic success, she is forced to grapple with what it means to be black for the first time. Quiet, thoughtful Obinze had hoped to join her, but with post-9/11 America closed to him, he instead plunges into a dangerous, undocumented life in London. Fifteen years later, they reunite in a newly democratic Nigeria, and reignite their passion--for each other and for their homeland"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Large print edition.
- Extent
- 793 pages (large print)
- Isbn
- 9781410486134
- Label
- Americanah
- Title
- Americanah
- Statement of responsibility
- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Subject
-
- trueRace relations
- truePolitical fiction
- trueNigerians in the United States
- trueNigerians in England
- trueEngland
- FICTION / Literary
- trueImmigrants
- Immigrants -- Fiction
- Large type books
- trueLiterary fiction
- trueLove stories
- trueMen/women relations
- trueNigeria
- Nigeria -- Fiction
- Nigerians -- United States -- Fiction
- Nigerians -- England -- Fiction
- trueUnited States
- Refugees -- Fiction
- trueRefugees
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Ifemelu and Obinze are young and in love when they depart military-ruled Nigeria for the West. Beautiful, self-assured Ifemelu heads for America, where despite her academic success, she is forced to grapple with what it means to be black for the first time. Quiet, thoughtful Obinze had hoped to join her, but with post-9/11 America closed to him, he instead plunges into a dangerous, undocumented life in London. Fifteen years later, they reunite in a newly democratic Nigeria, and reignite their passion--for each other and for their homeland"--
- Summary
- A young woman from Nigeria leaves behind her home and her first love to start a new life in America, only to find her dreams are not all she expected.
- Award
-
- ALA Notable Book, 2014
- Booklist Editors' Choice, 2013.
- National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, 2013.
- New York Times Notable Book, 2013
- Great American Read, 2018.
- Assigning source
- provided by publisher
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10176773
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1977-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi
- Dewey number
- 823/.92
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PR9387.9.A34354
- LC item number
- A44 2016
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- Thorndike Press large print peer picks
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Immigrants
- Refugees
- Nigerians
- Nigerians
- FICTION / Literary
- Nigeria
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Americanah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 20473893
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Edition
- Large print edition.
- Extent
- 793 pages (large print)
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9781410486134
- Lccn
- 2015035692
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn921240458
- (OCoLC)921240458
- Label
- Americanah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 20473893
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Edition
- Large print edition.
- Extent
- 793 pages (large print)
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9781410486134
- Lccn
- 2015035692
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn921240458
- (OCoLC)921240458
Subject
- trueRace relations
- truePolitical fiction
- trueNigerians in the United States
- trueNigerians in England
- trueEngland
- FICTION / Literary
- trueImmigrants
- Immigrants -- Fiction
- Large type books
- trueLiterary fiction
- trueLove stories
- trueMen/women relations
- trueNigeria
- Nigeria -- Fiction
- Nigerians -- United States -- Fiction
- Nigerians -- England -- Fiction
- trueUnited States
- Refugees -- Fiction
- trueRefugees
Genre
Included in
- trueNational Book Critics Circle Award: Fiction
- trueALA Notable Books - Fiction: 2014
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Best Fiction Books: 2013
- trueGreat American Read 2018
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Fiction and Poetry: 2013
- trueRecommended by Shauna Griffin
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
Character Only applied to fiction books, character appeal is especially for those readers who love books *because* of the characters.
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