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Buchi Emecheta

Nigerian writer (1944-2017) · Nigeria · On the map · Writers · Died at 72

Buchi Emecheta was a Nigerian writer, whose work includes novels, plays, autobiography, and children's books. She was best known for her 1974 novel, Second Class Citizen. Her other novels include The Bride Price (1976), The Slave Girl (1977), and The Joys of Motherhood (1979).

Buchi Emecheta is read about 54 times a day, in 38 languages.

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Honorary Doctorate1992
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

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Emecheta has been characterized as "the first successful black woman novelist living in Britain after 1948".

Country
Nigeria
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1944 to 2017 · aged 72

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