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Florence Onyebuchi "Buchi" Emecheta OBE (21 July 1944 – 25 January 2017) was a Nigerian-born novelist, based in the UK from 1962, who also wrote plays and an autobiography, as well as works for children.
Buchi Emecheta (born July 21, 1944, Lagos, Nigeria—died January 25, 2017, London, England) was an Igbo writer whose novels deal largely with the difficult and unequal role of women in both immigrant and African societies and explore the tension between tradition and modernity.
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Learn about the life and works of Nigerian writer Buchi Emecheta, who explored themes of gender, race and identity in her fiction and non-fiction. Find out her biography, critical perspective, bibliography and awards.
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May 23, 2018 · Nigerian-born novelist Buchi Emecheta was considered one of her country ’ s most distinguished literary names, though she moved to England in the early 1960s.
Feb 3, 2017 · Buchi Emecheta, who has died aged 72, was a pioneer among female African writers, championing the rights of girls and women in novels that often drew on her own extraordinary life, its...
Jan 15, 2017 · Buchi Emecheta OBE was a Nigerian novelist who has published over 20 books, including Second-Class Citizen (1974), The Bride Price (1976), The Slave Girl (1977) and The Joys of Motherhood (1979).
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Oct 6, 2021 · Sylvester Onwordi, her son, recounts how she wrote her acclaimed novels while raising five children in the UK. He shares his memories of her childhood, marriage, education and career, and how she captured the immigrant experience in Second-Class Citizen.
