| The Wrestling Match Contributor(s): Emecheta, Buchi (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807610615 ISBN-13: 9780807610619 Publisher: George Braziller OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1983 Annotation: Born of Ibo parents in Nigeria, Buchi Emecheta is widely known for her multi-layered 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". George Braziller is proud to have published nine of Emecheta's novels over the course of twenty-four years. Children in a Nigerian village grow up during the Nigerian Civil War. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Africa |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 82017750 |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 5.51" W x 8.25" (0.20 lbs) |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Born of Ibo parents in Nigeria, Buchi Emecheta is widely known for her multi-layered 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. George Braziller is proud to have published nine of Emecheta's novels over the course of twenty-four years.Children in a Nigerian village grow up during the Nigerian Civil War. |
Contributor Bio(s): Emecheta, Buchi: - 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. |