The Rape of Shavi. This item is unavailable.
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Language: English
Published by George Braziller, 1985
- Softcover
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- Title
- The Rape of Shavi
- Author
- Emecheta, Buchi
- Publisher
- George Braziller
- Publication year
- 1985
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0807611182
- ISBN 13
- 9780807611180
- Item weight
- 0.58 pounds
"Emecheta's fluent prose...is steeped in the tradition of a difficult rural African life."―The New York Times.
An allegorical tale, in which a collision between Westerners and tribal members imperils the stoic traditionalism of the Africans."Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Born of Ibo parents in Nigeria, Buchi Emecheta is widely known for her multilayered 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." Her numerous novels include The Slave Girl, The Family, Bride Price, and The Joys of Motherhood.
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