Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Wins US National Critics Book Prize for “Americanah”

It’s been a week of non stop Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie news. The Nigerian author is clearly having the best month of her life as she promotes her new book – “Americanah“.

Here’s another reason for her to pop a bottle of champagne; she has won the US National Critics Book Prize for her novel Americanah.

The book was also named one of The New York Times’ best books of 2013 .

The National Critics Book Prize was first awarded in 1974 and is open to writers of all nationalities whose work has been published in the US.