The Bride Price - Couverture souple

Emecheta, Buchi

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 080760951X ISBN 13 : 9780807609514

Editeur : George Braziller, 1976

Synopsis

Born of Ibo parents in Nigeria, Buchi Emecheta is widely known for her multi-layered stories of black women struggling to maintain their identity and construct viable lives for themselves and their families. She writes, according to The New York Times, with "subtlety, power, and abundant compassion". George Braziller is proud to have published nine of Emecheta's novels over the course of twenty-four years.A powerful story of a modern Nigerian girl who rebels against traditional marriage customs.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Ideal for confident learners of English looking to improve or consolidate their English. The book is filled with useful vocabulary that is carefully graded to level, it also comes with audio, so that you can listen to the story at the same time as reading.When her father dies, Aku-nna and her young brother have no one to look after them. They are welcomed by their uncle because of Aku-nna's 'bride price' - the money that her future husband will pay for her. In her new, strange home one man is kind to her and teaches her to become a woman. Soon they are in love, although everyone says he is not a suitable husband for her. The more the world tries to separate them, the more they are drawn together - until, finally, somthing has to break.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: George Braziller
• Date d'édition: 1976
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 080760951X
• ISBN 13: 9780807609514
• Reliure: Broché
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible