Download The Joys of Motherhood by Buchi Emecheta PDF

Download The Joys of Motherhood by Buchi Emecheta PDF

By: Buchi Emecheta

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  • CategoryFiction
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Pages224
  • Published1979
  • File size822 KB
  • FormatPDF
  • ISBN9780435909727

Key ideas from the book

  • It presents Nnu Ego's struggle within a patriarchal Nigerian society.
  • It considers motherhood as a central force in family life.
  • It explores the consequences of infertility within marriage.
  • It follows Nnu Ego's move to Lagos and her experience of becoming a mother.
  • It places family and motherhood against the backdrop of World War II.

About The Joys of Motherhood by Buchi Emecheta

First published in 1979, The Joys of Motherhood follows Nnu Ego, a Nigerian woman negotiating the demands of a patriarchal society. Unable to conceive in her first marriage, she is banished to Lagos, where she eventually becomes a mother.

Set against the backdrop of World War II, the novel examines motherhood, family life, and the pressures placed on women within Nigerian society. It will interest readers of Nigerian fiction in English, African literature, and novels centered on mothers and the mother-child relationship.

About Buchi Emecheta

Buchi Emecheta (1944–2017) was a Nigerian-born British novelist whose fiction explored gender, family, migration, colonialism, and the social pressures faced by African women. Born in Lagos, she moved to London in 1962 and drew on her experiences of marriage, motherhood, education, and independence in both fiction and memoir. Her best-known works include Second-Class Citizen, The Joys of Motherhood, The Bride Price, In the Ditch, and Destination Biafra. She also recounted her life in the memoir…

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