Emecheta, Buchi
Second-Class Citizen (Penguin Modern Classics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780241532683
- author:
- Emecheta, Buchi
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Penguin Classics
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 224
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.3 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Literary, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Adah's dream of building a new life in England is shattered by the harsh realities of her husband's abuse and the societal expectations that come with it. As she struggles to provide for her family, Adah finds solace in her work as a librarian and begins to write, determined to salvage her own dreams. In this powerful novel, Buchi Emecheta explores the experience of West African families who arrived in the UK in the 1960s, navigating the rigid patriarchal culture of their birth and confronting racism in their adopted home. With humor, poignancy, and profound insight, Emecheta sheds light on the inequalities that threaten to overwhelm women like Adah. A moving and thought-provoking portrayal of one woman's courage in the face of adversity, Second Class Citizen is a powerful exploration of identity, culture, and belonging.
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