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Americanah
- Lu par : Adjoa Andoh
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- Catégories : Littérature, romans et fiction, Afro-américaine

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Shortlisted for the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction 2014.
From the award-winning author of Half of a Yellow Sun, a powerful story of love, race and identity.
As teenagers in Lagos, Ifemelu and Obinze fall in love. Their Nigeria is under military dictatorship, and people are fleeing the country if they can. 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 globalised world.
Commentaires
“Actress Adjoa Andoh brings to life Adichie’s complex, beautifully wrought novel – which is both a love story and a nuanced analysis of political topics including systemic racism in America; immigration in the UK; and the class system in Nigeria.” (Vogue)
"One of the previous decade’s landmark novels [...] Andoh is a skilled, exciting narrator." (The Times)
"Andoh's rich voice and distinct characters and rhythm keep the listener engrossed.... Andoh has fun adopting a mocking lilt for Ifemelu's snarky blog entries.... [and] a more serious tone brings authenticity to the heartbreak of Obinze's London experience." ( AudioFile)
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- W.Siham
- 03/05/2016
Good story, wonderfull performance
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Still not sure if I would have liked the book as much if I've read it on paper format.
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- Utilisateur anonyme
- 12/01/2021
Best book I’ve read in a while
Just a phenomenal story line with fascinating insight on race, culture and love. The voice actor was so talented and really brought the characters to life. Definitely recommend
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- Sophie K.
- 11/07/2020
Spellbound.
This story is so well written and Adichie is a true wizard of words. Especially though provoking in these times.
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- Amazon Customer
- 12/02/2020
Excellent !
The twists and the realism of the characters, the beauty of their imperfections, the talent with which their stories are told hits you and grabs you until the end !
The narration is so emotional and engaged that it brings everything to life !
Time well spent !
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- Utilisateur anonyme
- 02/11/2018
Exceptional narrator
The reader (Adjoa Andoh) does a splendid job, has a velvety voice, and is exceptional with rendering accents - there are tons of different accents in the book and she switches seamlessly from character to character.
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- Valérie MT
- 02/10/2018
le meilleur livre que j'ai lu depuis longtemps !
Ce livre est excellent ! l'histoire de cette jeune femme est racontée avec une subtilité extraordinaire, et d'une envie de lire tous les romans de son auteur.
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- isadora bicalho
- 06/09/2018
Superbe
Le narratrice est parfaite ! Comme j'ai connais pas le accent des Nigeria je suis contente de pouvoir écouter. C'est une histoire incroyable sur les gens de la vie, il existe aucune personne parfaite qui avec ses fasson de vivre. C'est impressionnant comme Adichie faire ça. C'est pas qu'on aime et on somme d'accord 100% avec les personnages car ils ont être humain comme nous. Je sens pas aucun héroïsme ou rien... Elle est vraiment une humaniste !
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- Bruce SW
- 28/08/2013
Provocative and occasionally maddening
I found this novel fun and memorable, sharing many of the traits of its principal character Ifemelu. She's an engaging but highly flawed person who seems to pass her days judging the people around her, telling folks she’s only just met about their own experiences, even saying “That’s a lie” to someone she disagrees with. Yet she cannot bear that other people should occasionally judge her. She thinks she sees The World As It Truly Is, while everyone else merely grasps at shadows, bound up in their own biases and limited perspectives. She perceives racism everywhere around her--except in Nigeria where, we learn, there’s no racism, merely “prejudice.” She begrudges other people their privileges while blind to her own.
Ifemelu spends much of her time casting a disapproving eye at others—Malian hair braiders, white American carpet cleaners, Haitian poets, Asian beauty parlor managers, white American girls with cornrows, francophone Africans, crass fellow Nigerians, Black American activists, and anyone more honest than herself. Reading the Ifemelu chapters I began to feel swamped by a gentle but persistent tide of negativity. Where was the beauty in humanity? Where was the love?
But the love was there for Obinze, Ifemelu's romantic foil, who as a character is less contradictory and less fully formed than she. He is primarily a site for desire (namely the desire to emigrate to America), and someone to whom unfortunate things happen. The novel's American characters, irrespective of their race, struck me as entitled, child-like, and conspicuously unaware of themselves, while its protagonists Ifemelu and Obinze seem to have keen senses of who they are and what they want.
As for the audio performance, narrating "Americanah" could only be a huge challenge given its characters' array of accents—Nigerian, British, and American, of course, but also French, Ethiopian, Angolan, Malian, Kenyan, etc. Anglo-Ghanaian actress Adjoah Andoh performs Adichie’s third-person narration in a clipped, upper class British accent such as one hears on the BBC. Her rendering of Nigerian and British characters’ accents sounds, to my American ear, convincing and delightfully varied, but the dialect she uses for the novel’s American characters (male or female, black or white) is monochromatic and nasal, such that most Americans (and even Nigerians who've spent time in America) come off sounding like Fran Drescher. Whether or not this was intentional, it lessened my listening enjoyment. While Ms. Andoh's mispronunciations were occasionally amusing-- someone please teach her how to say “Potomac, Maryland”!--they were also frequently distracting.
Reading and listening to this story had me at turns intrigued, impressed, frustrated and bemused. Yet weeks after finishing it, I find myself often thinking back on these characters and their observations, and sometimes second-guessing my own beliefs and behaviors. I can say that, as a direct result of reading "Americanah," I have sworn off eating ice cream cones in public: Ifemelu wouldn't approve. And, as a direct result of listening to Ms. Andoh's narration, I'm considering pronouncing the "t" in the word "often."
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- Lorraine
- 17/01/2014
The best book bar none!
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I have been a member of Audible since 2006 and hence listened to hundreds of books. I must confess however, I am a selfish listener because this is my first written review. I am compelled to write a review on this book for the following reasons ...
The Writing: This book has got to be some of the best writing I have had the privilege of listening to. I am lulled by the wonderful use of the authors beautiful construction of words and how they flow. The Story: I am more than two thirds through this book (regrettably) and I have not been absorbed since the very beginning - I want to drink in this beautiful amazing story which covers culture, life, love and humor. The combination of the wonderful literature and the story itself, sewn together so flawlessly make it the BEST listen EVER. Last but CERTAINLY not least - the Narrator, OMG, the Narrator! she is the master of all masters! Again, I have not heard anybody that comes close! there was not one accent that she did not ace in sound and pronunciation - who exactly is she - if not magnificent!! I have heard GREAT narrators on audible such as Frank Muller and George Guidall - Giants, but this woman, she is in a class all of their own. Thank you Audible for this one - Thank you SO MUCH!!
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- Molly-o
- 19/01/2014
So, so good
A particularly telling standard I have for if a book is good is if I listen to it as I am walking the 5 minutes -- not half hour, but 5 minutes -- to my office from where I park which I did throughout my read of this one. It definitely interrupted my life - the two strands of the love story and the commentary on race in America and in Nigeria kept me glued to the book in many unusual situations. I walked more as I read this book and I listened whenever I could and still be responsible. It is beautifully written, the characters are plucky and memorable and the story is very clever. Perhaps most important, it will shake your beliefs around a bit - and when is that not a good thing? The New York Times was right in naming this one of the year's ten best!
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- Maj-Britt
- 05/07/2017
Greatly performed!
I loved everything about this novel, the storyline, the social criticism, everything but the thing I loved the most was the performance of the reader and her ability to switch from one variety of English to the other, and adding even more to the experience of reading this great piece of literature!
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- Chrissie
- 09/06/2013
Two themes - love and race
There are two central themes to this book; it is both a love story and an in-depth look at what it is to be black, today, in America and in Nigeria. It also looks at how it is to be young in today’s world – a world of computers and cellphones and blogs and, on a more general level, how people interrelate with each other.
Different readers will be drawn to different aspects of the novel. The love story did not draw me in. It begins with a “coming of age” attraction between two teenagers in Lagos, Nigeria. The story goes full circle and ends on the same note, back in Nigeria and back with these two, Obinze and Ifemelu. Will they find each other at the end? And if they do, at what cost to others? That this aspect of the novel did not attract me is not to say that it was poorly written, but only that my interests lay elsewhere, given my particular past experiences and age.
What did interest me is Adichie’s penetration of race, racial bigotry and inequality. Obinze and Ifemelu are separated. Ifemelu goes to the America with her aunt, but after 9/11 Obinze cannot get into America and immigrates to London. Political turmoil in Nigeria and the impossibility of getting a good education at home is what forces both abroad. Both experience how it is to be without family in a foreign country as an immigrant, Obinze an illegal immigrant. Ifemelu learns what it is to be an African Black in North America. Both flounder. The central themes remain love relationships and race.
As with all books it is the reader’s own experiences that influence how one perceives a book’s content. How do I compare my own immigrant experiences with those portrayed in the novel and why are they different? To what extent are blacks discriminated against in the US today in comparison to Europe? I look with admiration at the US and think how wonderful it is that Obama, a black could become president. That does say something, no matter how you twist or turn it. That Adichie isn’t satisfied, that she reveals to me, a non-black, the inequalities that still remain is only admirable. Through her characters you come to understand on a ground level the inequalities that remain. You understand on a personal level. One example: in all the women’s magazines there are article after article about what eye shadow works best for brown our blue or green eyes, but what if you have black eyes? There are full discussions of what to do with straight, wavy or curly hair, but where is there help for kinky hair? Yeah, there STILL isn’t total equality, total acceptance of all our differences. I like that the book made me more aware of what is to be black on a daily basis. There is also the difference of being a Black-American and the difference of being a Non-American Black. Being colored, Hispanic versus African versus Asian, are all different. A Black-American lives with the baggage of historical discrimination in the US.
Narration of the audiobook by Adjoa Andoh is excellent, albeit a bit difficult for those, like me, who are not accustomed to the many different black accents. I had to listen carefully. I am glad I had a chance to do this through this audiobook.
I believe how you will react to this book will be determined by the theme that most draws your attention. You may be enthralled by the love story or like me just interested in current racial and immigrant injustices.
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- Justyna
- 03/09/2017
Love this book
Showing the many layers of the life we can have if we are willing and open to it. Inteligent and deep.
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- Rio Delta Wild
- 31/01/2014
Great story-line, black/black/white culture.
What did you love best about Americanah?
I love the Nigerian dialect and depths of discussion about different social structures.
What did you like best about this story?
Believable characters and very believable settings.
Which character – as performed by Adjoa Andoh – was your favorite?
The two main characters were my favorites; I can't remember how to spell their names, having listened to the book rather than reading it!
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
I believe my reaction was a better understanding of Nigerian culture and "Africahn" migration to "white" countries.
Any additional comments?
The blog post streams were excellent.
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- Vanessa
- 15/01/2014
Amazing story that came to life by the Reader
If you could sum up Americanah in three words, what would they be?
brilliant, touching, though-provoking
What other book might you compare Americanah to and why?
I really can't think of another book that captures humor and love while addressing important issues of race and immigration.
What does Adjoa Andoh bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
The reader has so many different voices and accents and she brings the personalities of the characters to life. I've listened to many books on tape and rarely does a reader create such a vivid distinction between characters. I had started reading the story on my own, and the protagonist was harsher in my mind. However, the reader's voice softened her for me and created a new image of her that I enjoyed.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Yes - Obinze's struggle in London was especially touching for me.
Any additional comments?
This is one of my favorite books that I've ever read or listened to.
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- Anonymous User
- 24/11/2020
What a book!
I loved it, Fiction with the perfect deep dive into real issues. The story starts in the middle and then Chimamanda takes the you to the past and the future all at the same time. I found myself smiling and crying at the same time. Beautifully written and easy to follow.
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- Anonymous User
- 26/09/2020
great read!
wasn't ready for the end. incredible book. I am still convinced Ifemelo is Chimamanda lol
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- Beate
- 25/08/2014
herausragende Sprecherin
Ein wundervolles Buch, gelesen von einer sprachgewaltigen Sprecherin, die alle Akzente und Sprachschattierungen einzigartig beherrscht. Es ist ein purer Genuss, dies Buch zu hören, statt es nur zu lesen.
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- Mia
- 03/05/2015
Best Audio Book I've ever heard!
This story and the reader's incredible talent have blown me off my feet! Just loved it! Highly recommended! :)
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- Krümel
- 14/07/2016
sehr empfehlenswert
tolle sprecherin und ein hochspannender aber nicht minder kurzweiliger roman den ich schon lange auf meiner shortlist hatte.
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- Rosmarie
- 06/11/2016
amazing
Apart from the very touching, interesting and sometimes very funny story, the speaker, Adjoa Andover, was absolutely amazing!
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- Franziska M.
- 29/01/2015
Awesome Story awesome speaker !
Wonderful Story, a Must read! THE speaker is outstanding, her Voice and the ability to use different accents is something so rare! I simply loved it!
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- Utilisateur anonyme
- 27/06/2019
Most beautiful audio book I have ever heard
One of the greatest stories about race, love, and different cultures. Read by such an amazing woman doing all the different accents and voices. I felt like the characters existed in real life as well. Definitely a must hear!
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- BikerJoe
- 17/09/2018
Immigration, the real story
I do not know, whether this is a great book, but it definitely is an important book. Ngozi Adichie tells the story of Ifemelu and Obinze, two Nigerian teenagers, a young couple with great dreams and expectations. They want to leave Nigeria, because they don’t see any chance for an adequate career and a decent live, they want to move to the USA. Unfortunately reality catches up with them and their plan turns into an odyssey full of hardship, misery and pain and finally their lives drift apart.
No doubt, Adichie is a skillful narrator. She tells the story with sufficient warmth and passion and the characters are drawn in loving detail and appear to be lifelike individuals. The prose is adequate and fits to the diary like narrative.
I especially liked the voice of Adjoa Andoh. She might not be Nigerian, but she tells the story with a charming accent, which makes the listening pure joy.
The book is full of interesting details and observations. Ifemelu’s blog about white and black America is full of biting wit, but very depressing at the same time. You will learn a lot about immigration issues, trafficking and related crimes. The book also offers a lot of insight into Nigerian politics and everyday life of the prosperous as well as the poor.
The romantic thread did not impress me that much. There were signs of deep love and affection, but also a lot of superficial aspects. Ifemelu does not hesitate at all to break a family apart, just to get her Obinze back.
Some of the book's content rubbed me the wrong way. Corruption, political intrigue and nepotism in Nigeria appear to be widely accepted as part of the culture. Ifemelu, who had a sharp eye for all the sore spots in the US society, appeared to be rather blind after her return to Nigeria.
I still do not know, whether I really liked the book, but it was good that I read it.
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- J. Thiemann
- 03/08/2017
Wonderful
Both the story and the speaker are excellent. I enjoyed every minute of Americanah - highly recommendable!
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- Amazon Kunde
- 10/02/2021
The best Audiobook ive Heard in a while
what an incredible Performance from adjoa andoh she really brought this already great book to life
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- SaartjieB
- 17/01/2021
Superb narration
Fantastic books are sometimes let down by second-rate narration but Adjoa Andoh does an exceptional job and brings such authenticity to the story. Enjoyed every minute of it and felt like Ifem was a friend I got to know as she told me more of her story.
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