Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Americanah features explanations of key themes, motifs and symbols including: the importance of authenticity; race and racism; the male peacock; reading and novels; lies; and hair.

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Americanah features explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols including: the importance of authenticity; race and racism; the male peacock; reading and novels; lies; hair. It also includes detailed analysis of these important characters: Ifemelu; Obinze; Dike; Aunty Uju.