Buchi Emecheta
Nigerian novelist whose fiction explored the lives of African women with groundbreaking feminist directness. The Joys of Motherhood and Second-Class Citizen are her most celebrated works. She was a pioneering figure in African women's literature in English.
Works
- Second-Class CitizenNigerian woman navigates racism and gender discrimination in 1960s London
- The Bride PriceYoung Nigerian woman defies tradition by marrying a man of lower status
- The Joys of MotherhoodNigerian mother struggles with the societal costs and sacrifices of motherhood
- The Slave GirlGirl sold into slavery in colonial Nigeria fights for her freedom
- KehindeNigerian woman divorced in London confronts displacement and cultural identity
- In the DitchSingle mother on welfare in London endures poverty and social contempt