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Venerating Nativity and Celebrating Identity – An Examination of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah

. Dr. M. R. Chandran, Associate Professor, Center for Research in English, Saraswathi Narayanan College, Madurai 625022.


Abstract

Nigeria enjoys the credit of constantly producing critically well-acclaimed writers in the contemporary scenario.  The list includes prolific writers like Wole Soyinka, Chinua Achebe, Amos Tutola, Ben Okri, Gabriel Okara, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.  With subordinate treatment of women, Nigeria Feminist Movement has given an impetus to women’s writings prominating the discussion of women’s problems serious.  Modern Nigerian feminists including notable figures like Flora Nwapa, Buchi Emecheta, Zulu Sofola, Umelo Rosoha, Ifeoma Okōye, Elechi Amadi, Zaynab Alkali are ardently committed to channelize their creative power for the empowerment of women to achieve gender-free and ‘color blind’ noble society.

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