Second Class Citizen - Couverture souple

Emecheta, Buchi

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0807610666 ISBN 13 : 9780807610664

Editeur : W. W. Norton & Company, 2015

Synopsis

A poignant story of a resourceful Nigerian woman who overcomes stricttribal domination of women and countless setbacks to achieve anindependent life for herself and her children.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

• Classic novel on African immigration. Analysed in books by feminist scholars such as Donna Harraway

'Second Class Citizen pales a lot of academic feminist writing into insignificance.' The Guardian

'Emecheta's prose has a shimmer of originality, of English being reinvented... Issues of survival lie inherent in her material and give her tales weight.' John Updike

'One of the most informative books about contemporary African life that I have read.' Alice Walker

In the late 1960's, Adah, a spirited and resourceful woman manages to move her family to London. Seeking an independent life for herself and her children she encounters racism and hard truths about being a new citizen.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

• Classic novel on African immigration. Analysed in books by feminist scholars such as Donna Harraway

In the late 1960's, Adah, a spirited and resourceful woman manages to move her family to London. Seeking an independent life for herself and her children she encounters racism and hard truths about being a new citizen.

'Second Class Citizen pales a lot of academic feminist writing into insignificance. - The Guardian

'Emecheta's prose has a shimmer of originality, of English being reinvented... Issues of survival lie inherent in her material and give her tales weight.' - John Updike

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: W. W. Norton & Company
• Date d'édition: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0807610666
• ISBN 13: 9780807610664
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 174