Monday, December 28, 2020

September 2020 Host:  Colleen

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Summary

This is the story of Ifemelu and Obinze who are young and in love in Nigeria. Ifemelu goes to college in America and succeeds academically, but is forced to grapple with what it means to be Black in America for the first time. Obinze is unable to join her due to 9/11, but they eventually reunite 15 years later.  The book alternates between their two lives and explores how the experience of being an immigrant from Africa to the United States is different from being an African American. The characters see themselves through the eyes of American culture, which they had long admired, but are surprised and confused by the disconnect between expectation and reality. This book was incredibly fascinating as it explores our culture through a foreigner’s eyes. 


 

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