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| Author | Buchi Emecheta |
|---|---|
| Country | Nigeria |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Literary fiction |
| Publisher | Allison & Busby |
Publication date | 1974 |
| Pages | 174 pp. |
| ISBN | 978-0-8076-1128-9 |
| Preceded by | In the Ditch |
| Followed by | The Bride Price |
Second Class Citizen is a 1974 novel by Nigerian writer Buchi Emecheta, first published in London by Allison and Busby, where her editor was Margaret Busby. It was subsequently published in the US by George Braziller in 1975. A poignant[neutrality is disputed] story of a resourceful Nigerian woman who overcomes strict tribal domination of women and countless setbacks to achieve an independent life for herself and her children, the novel is often described as semi-autobiographical. The protagonist Adah's journey from Nigeria to London – where despite atrocious living conditions and a violent marriage, she "finds refuge in her dream of becoming a writer"[1] – follows closely Emecheta's own trajectory as an author.[2]
- ^ Busby, Margaret (3 February 2017). "Buchi Emecheta obituary". The Guardian.
- ^ Umeh, Marie. "Buchi Emecheta". In Pushpa Naidu Parekh and Siga Fatima Jagne (eds), Postcolonial African Writers: A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook, Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1998.
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