Adichie’s Americanah for HBO series

Award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s third novel, ‘Americanah,’ is set for on-screen adaptation as a ten-episode HBO series starring Lupita Nyong’o and directed by Danai Gurira. Nyong’o and Gurira are known for telling African stories, and especially that of women. They are known for their lead roles in ‘Black Panther’ set in the created country […]

Award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s third novel, ‘Americanah,’ is set for on-screen adaptation as a ten-episode HBO series starring Lupita Nyong’o and directed by Danai Gurira.

Nyong’o and Gurira are known for telling African stories, and especially that of women. They are known for their lead roles in ‘Black Panther’ set in the created country of Wakanda.

‘Americanah’ is the story of Ifemelu, a young, courageous woman raised in Nigeria who as a teenager falls in love with her classmate Obinze. They each depart for the West during a repressive time of military rule in the country with Ifemelu going to the US and Obinze to London. Both suffer their individual struggles as immigrants. Despite her academic success, life in the US forces Ifemelu to grapple for the first time with what it means to be black.

Adichie has written two other novels, ‘Purple Hibiscus’ and ‘Half of a Yellow Sun.’