der bærer dem

From the author of The Vegetarian and Human Acts comes a book like no other

Copenhagen

his own perspective on fashion-and on life-starts to change

der befinder dig midt i sorgen

Americanah der bærer demIfemelu and Obinze are young and in love when they depart military ruled Nigeria. In America, Ifemelu suffers defeats and triumphs, finds and loses relationships, all the while feeling the weight of something she never thought of back home: race. Meanwhile, Obinze plunges into a dangerous, undocumented life in London. Fifteen years later, when they reunite in a newly democratic Nigeria, and reignite their passion for each other and for their homeland