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Wilfred Okiche: On Buchi Emecheta and the joys of motherhood [NEW VOICES]

by Wilfred Okiche My first encounter with Buchi Emecheta’s work was as a secondary school student growing up in Lagos, anxiously waiting for my sister to be done with the novels and plays in her Literature syllabus so I could take my turn with them. Shadowing my sister like so, informed my eventual decision to... Read More

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Buchi Emecheta, feminism, New Voices, nigeria, Wilfred Okiche, Women liberation

January 26, 2017

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The Thread: “Writers never die” | An outpouring of emotion accompanies the death of African literary legend, Buchi Emecheta

Buch Emecheta is dead. She died in her sleep yesterday at the age of 72 in London. She was a Nigerian novelist as far back as the 60’s. She authored about 20 books. Some of her foremost works are ‘The Joys of Motherhood’, ‘Second Class Citizen’, ‘Head Above Water’, ‘Destination Biafra’. Buchi Emecheta’s works have... Read More

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African novelists, Buchi Emecheta, nigeria, The Thread, Women liberation