I first read Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's novel Americanah as part of my final exam for graduate school. It was being hailed as one of the first attempts at a "Great Global Novel," which means that, in ...

Occasionally, I forget why I love reading so much and my book consumption drops precipitously, until I come across a book that jolts me out of my funk. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah was one of ...

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's dazzling and thought-provoking new novel, "Americanah," is a wonder: It begins with a Nigerian immigrant waiting to board a train from Princeton to Trenton to have her hair ...