10th ANNIVERSARY EDITION &bullNATIONAL BESTSELLER &bullA modern classic aboutstarcrossed loversthat exploresquestions of race and being Black in America&mdashand the search for what it means to call a place home.&bull From the awardwinning author of We Should All Be Feminists and Half of a Yellow Sun &bullWITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR "An expansive, epic love story."&mdashO, The Oprah MagazineIfemelu and Obinze are young and in love when they depart militaryruled Nigeria for the West. Beautiful, selfassured 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&ndash911 America closed to him, he instead plunges into a dangerous, undocumented life in London. At once powerful and tender, Americanah is a remarkable novel thatis "dazzling&hellipfunny and defiant, and simultaneously so wise." &mdashSan Francisco Chronicle
