Americanah, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is winner of the National Book Critics Circle fiction prize. This novel tells the story of a young Nigerian woman in the United States on a university scholarship. Adichie's previous works are Half of a Yellow Sun, The Thing Around Your Neck, and Purple Hibiscus. Santa Clara City Library readers have given her books high ratings.
Other fiction nominated: Donna Tartt's The Goldfinch, Ruth Ozeki's A Tale for the Time Being, Alice McDermott's Someone and a work in translation, Javier Marias' The Infatuations. Find these books following the links but also check other formats like Audio, Large Print, and books from our Browsing collections. Ask for help at (408) 615-2900.
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-ravaged Hospital by Sheri Fink won the nonfiction award.
Jonathan Swift: His Life and His World by Leo Damrosch won the biography prize.
Farewell, Fred Voodoo: A Letter from Haiti was the autobiography winner.
Metaphysical Dog by Frank Bidart won the poetry award.
Distant Reading by Franco Moretti won in the criticism category. Get this academic book through our Link+ service for free.
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra won the inaugural John Leonard for a debut book in any genre.
Join us for a discussion of three of these award-winning books at 10:30 a.m. in the Margie Edinger Room:
Americanah on Tuesday, May 27
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena on Tuesday, July 22
A Tale for the Time Being on Tuesday, November 25
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