• Dr. Nethravathi M

Nigerian literature is the literature of Nigeria which is written by Nigerians, for Nigerians and addresses Nigerian issues. It is written in English, Igbo, Urhobo Yoruba, Hausa, and the other languages used by authors in Nigeria are based in part on geography, with authors in the northern part of the country writing in Hausa, Nigerian authors have won numerous accolades, including the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Man Booker. Even before the West African country of Nigeria gained its independence from Britain in 1960, several of its writers had already published major works which were to leave an indelible mark on Anglophone literature. Chief among these seminal books is undoubtedly Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart (1958), a novel set around the time of colonization and written in a variety of English deliberately infused with proverbs and idioms from the politically committed WoleSoyinka, who became the first African to win the Nobel Prize for literature in 1986. Following in the footsteps of these key figures, talented authors such as Ben Okri appeared on the international scene during the last two decades of the twentieth

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"CHIMAMANDA NOGZI ADICHIE’S ‘AMERICANAH’ : “RETHIKING THE RACE”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 11, page no.119-123, November-2017, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1711247.pdf

"CHIMAMANDA NOGZI ADICHIE’S ‘AMERICANAH’ : “RETHIKING THE RACE”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 11, page no. pp119-123, November-2017, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1711247.pdf