May 14, 2013 · Ifemelu and Obinze are young lovers who attend university together and then part ways when Ifemelu acquires a visa to study in the U.S. while Obinze is unable to do the same. He eventually lands in England, giving Adichie the unique …

May 9, 2014 · @lisa,Nigerians are egotistical people.I had to read the book thrice to really understand Ifemelu and when I did,I found her an interesting and refreshing character.In a world filled with dishonest people,Ifemelu is a welcome change;even if her honesty was only in accordance with sexual matters.As a Nigerian,I understood Obinze's ...

May 17, 2018 · “At first Ifemelu thought Kimberly's apologizing sweet, even if unnecessary, but she had begun to feel a flash of impatience, because Kimberly's repeated apologies were tinged with self-indulgence, as though she believed that she could, with apologies, smooth all the scalloped surfaces of the world.” ― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Americanah

Ifemelu has appeared in the following books: Americanah

647 quotes from Americanah: ‘The only reason you say that race was not an issue is because you wish it was not.

Jan 12, 2016 · Ifemelu was raised by her parents in Lagos, a city in Nigeria. Her mother is a religious fanatic and her religiously indifferent father has strong opinions about the United States. Ifemelu has a close relationship with her Aunty Uju, her father’s sister, who acted as a big sister or even motherly figure to Ifemelu throughout her younger years.

“Ifemelu would also come to learn that, for Kimberly, the poor were blameless. Poverty was a gleaming thing; she could not conceive of poor people being vicious or nasty because their poverty had canonized them, and the greatest saints were the foreign poor.” ― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Americanah

May 1, 2013 · But for Ifemelu, her own blackness and its perception by others is something of a revelation. Tell me about her blog, "Raceteenth, or Various Observations About American Blacks (Those Formerly Known as Negroes) by a Non-American Black," and her unique approach to race. CNA: In Nigeria race is not a conscious and present means of self ...

Apr 8, 2019 · 41 discussion posts. 1001shelf said: Americanah, Americanah is a 2013 novel by the Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, for which Adichie won the 20...

“As they walked out of the store, Ifemelu said, “I was waiting for her to ask ‘Was it the one with two eyes or the one with two legs?’ Why didn’t she just ask ‘Was it the black girl or the white girl?’” Ginika laughed. “Because this is America. You’re supposed to …