The Joys of Motherhood: A Novel
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Book Info
Author
Emecheta, Buchi
Word Count
57,500 words
based on page count
Pages
230 pages
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Edition Publisher
George Braziller Inc.
Edition Publish Date
2013-08-07
Identifiers
ISBN-10: 0807616230
ISBN-13: 9780807616239
Description
A feminist literary classic by one of Africa’s greatest women writers, re-issued with a new introduction by
Stéphane Robolin.
First published in 1979, The Joys of Motherhood is the story of Nnu Ego, a Nigerian woman struggling in a patriarchal society. Unable to conceive in her first marriage, Nnu is banished to Lagos where she succeeds in becoming a mother. Then, against the backdrop of World War II, Nnu must fiercely protect herself and her children when she is abandoned by her husband and her people. Emecheta “writes with subtlety, power, and abundant compassion” (New York Times).
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