The Joys of Motherhood: A Novel

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

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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