One of Nigeria’s best novel writers,
Chimamanda Ngozi-Adichie, last weekend unveiled her latest novel, ‘Americana’ at
Terra Kulture, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Published by Farafina, the synopsis of
the book revealed that Americana is a book which shows the ‘been-to’ syndrome
many people display in all they do after returning from the United States of
America.
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BookPage states, "The title comes
from the word Nigerians use for those who have left the country for the US and
become "Americanised"--a borderline insult. Adichie's heroine Ifemelu
is surprised to find the term applied to her when she returns home after 15
years in the US. Especially, since she's always felt ambivalent about America:
the country not only separated her from her teenaged love, Obinze, who had his
visa denied, it also made her truly conscious of race for the first time. But
upon her return, she and Obinze are reunited and must see how their very
different expatriate pasts affect both their relationship and their lives in a
newly independent Nigeria."
Adichie has written award-winning books
including half of a Yellow Sun, Purple Hibiscus and The Thing Around Your Neck.
Her parents, Professor and Mrs. Adichie were present at the occasion.
Despite the fact that she has published
a book outside Nigeria, she said she appreciated Nigerian readership because it
means so much to her.
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