Last Book Club we voted for our May read from a selection of African authors. Join us on 13th May as we discuss Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

A book that has cemented itself in the modern literary canon by an author who has cemented herself as one of the most iconic writers of the century. Americanah follows Ifemulu and Obinze, two young lovers in military ruled Nigeria. People are fleeing the country if they can for opportunity elsewhere. The self-assured Ifemelu departs for America. There she suffers defeats and triumphs, finds and loses relationships, all the while feeling the weight of something she never thought of back home: race. Obinze had hoped to join her, but post-9/11 America will not let him in, and he plunges into a dangerous, undocumented life in London.

Thirteen years later, Obinze is a wealthy man in a newly democratic Nigeria, while Ifemelu has achieved success as a blogger. But after so long apart and so many changes, will they find the courage to meet again, face to face?

Fearless, gripping, spanning three continents and numerous lives, the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning ‘Americanah’ is a richly told story of love and expectation set in today’s globalized world.

‘A delicious, important novel’ The Times

‘Alert, alive and gripping’ Independent

‘Some novels tell a great story and others make you change the way you look at the world. Americanah does both.’ Guardian

Do you agree with the critics? Join as at Mabel’s bar in covent garden as we explore this bestselling title.