Buchi Emecheta

Second Class Citizen

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The classic tale of a Nigerian woman who overcomes strict tribal domination only to encounter the hardships of immigration. Available again.
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
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249 printed pages
Original publication
2010
Publication year
2010
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    “It is allowed for African males to come and get civilised in England. But that privilege has not been extended to females yet.

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