Chimamanda Adichie has continued to
have a stellar year as her latest effort,
'Americanah' has been named BBC's
top book in 2013.
The novel which was released in May
this year has continued to garner much
praise and was also selected as one of
the 10 Best Books of 2013 by the editors
of New York Times.
'Americanah' which centres around a
young Nigerian lady who sojourns
abroad for higher education, leaving her
boyfriend behind is Chimamanda's third
novel after the equally hugely successful
'Purple Hibiscus' and 'Half of a Yellow
Sun'.
Other novels on the BBC list include:
1. Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi
Adichie
2. The Good Nurse by Charles Graeber
3. The Book of My Lives by Aleksandar
Hemon
4. The Flamethrowers by Rachel
Kushner
5. The Woman Upstairs by Claire
Messud
6. The Son by Philipp Meyer
7. Sparta by Roxana Robinson
8. Tenth of December by George
Saunders
9. The Woman Who Lost Her Soul by
Bob Shacochis
10. Mary Coin by Marisa Silver
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