Constance Leisure's Blog - Posts Tagged "romance"
Wow Chimamanda!
Just finished Americanah by the Nigerian/American writer Chimamanda Adiche. She is a wry observer of African and other immigrants in foreign climes like Britain and the U.S. If you think Hispanics have it rough in the country of Trump, the "non-American blacks" as she calls them have it just as bad and risk getting their joie de vivre ground out of them when they come to live amidst Anglos in search of a better education or better work. But Adiche has a wonderful sense of humor and a very deep understanding of the cultural differences that separate us. Her view of American men reminded me of Edith Wharton because her descriptions of the male of the sex definitely don't make them look ideal. (Weak and self-absorbed might be the correct terms.) However, there is great joy, pathos, communication and love emanating from her women characters. Another smart and insightful Nigerian author I like is Teju Cole. Bravo to the brilliant young writers of Nigeria!
