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Americanah

Ngozi Adichie Chimamanda
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contemporary fiction literary fiction past tense third limited POV ~669 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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lyrical observational ironic

A contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable romance, humor, sexual content.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 78
sparsedense
Pacing 45
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 35
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 15
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 60
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 70
intimateepic

Content

Violence 40%
noneextreme
Sexual content 60%
noneexplicit
Humor 70%
seriouscomedic
Romance 80%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count167,183
Page count~669 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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