Buchi had a very interesting and quite difficult life and that reflected in her novels. Her mother Alice Ogbanje Ojebeta Emecheta was sold into slavery by her brother, so she could buy silk ties. She ...

Her dogged pursuit of a literary life was remarkable, especially because of the circumstances that initially inspired her writing. She had found herself in an unhappy marriage, and had found a balm in ...

UK-based renowned Nigerian author Buchi Emecheta, author of The Joys of Motherhood, Second-Class Citizen and The Bride Price, has died at her home in London at the age of 72, according to report.

Buchi Emecheta, the Nigerian trailblazing novelist, is 72 today! Considered by many to be one of the most important female African writers, she is greatly respected and admired for her creative and ...

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