Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - BBC Africa Book Club

On this week’s book review, BBC Africa’s Princess Irede Abumere and fellow bookworm Mimi Chaka talk about Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s ’Americanah’, which is in the process of being adapted into a television series and will star Lupita Nyong’o. Americanah tells the story of a young Nigerian woman, Ifemelu, who immigrates to the United States to study at university. Some of the other books we’ve reviewed in this series: *Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi: *My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite: *Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi: *Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo: *Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor: Subscribe: Website: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: