Americanah wins US Critics Circle prize
From The Guardian:
‘Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s first novel was longlisted for the Man Booker prize; her second, Half of a Yellow Sun, won the Orange prize. Now her third, the acclaimed Americanah, has beaten Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch to win the Nigerian author one of the most prestigious literary prizes in the US, the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) award. ’
Adichie’s story of a Nigerian blogger who returns to her home country from the US to meet the man who was her childhood sweetheart was much-praised in the UK; the Guardian called it ‘impressive [and] subtle, but not afraid to pull its punches’; the Telegraph said it was ‘a brilliant exploration of being African in America’. Now the NBCC awards — the only US prize judged by critics — has also chosen to honour the novel, on Thursday announcing the ‘love story, immigrant’s tale and acute snapshot of our times’ as the winner of its best novel prize... ’ — Read the rest of the article.
Win novel and movie tickets!
To celebrate Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah winning the US Critics Circle award, we have 10 prize packs to give away, each with her Orange prize-winning novel, Half of a Yellow Sun, and a double pass to see the new movie adaptation starring award-winning actors Chiwetel Ejiofor and Thandie Newton!
Q: In 25 words or less, tell us where in Africa would you most like to visit and why?http://www.harpercollins.live.imobius.net.au/survey/Half_of_a_Yellow_Sun__movie_ticket_Competition/Half_of_a_Yellow_Sun_movie_ticket_CompetitionComp closes Tuesday 8 April 2014 and we’ll announce the winners on Wednesday 9 April. Good luck!
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