Ifemelu’s faces in Americanah (2013), by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Authors

  • Rafael Francisco Neves de Souza UFGD
  • Leoné Astride Barzotto UFGD

Keywords:

Post colonial literature, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Americanah.

Abstract

Recognizing the importance of postcolonial studies, this article proposes an analysis of how Ifemelu, considered a marginalized character in the novel Americanah (2013) of the Nigerian Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, can build their identity in an neoimperial nation (United States). It is necessary to trace the historical and social issues of post-colonialism and how these studies won their spaces in the neocolonial context, and highlight, as the subject marginalized can even recreate his/her roots to neocolonial oppression. It will be discussed as well the possibility of an individual diaspora and the recurring dream for the home country.

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Published

2016-05-20

How to Cite

Souza, R. F. N. de, & Barzotto, L. A. (2016). Ifemelu’s faces in Americanah (2013), by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Raído, 10(21), 54–68. Retrieved from https://ojs.ufgd.edu.br/Raido/article/view/5210

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Section

Dossier Interculturalism and Latin American women's writing