Buchi Emecheta In the Ditch review, recensie en informatie van de Nigeriaanse roman uit 1972. Op deze pagina lees je uitgebreide informatie over de eerste roman van de uit Nigeria afkomstige schrijfster Buchi Emecheta die op 25 januari 1972 in Londen overleed. Er is geen Nederlandse vertaling van het boek verkrijgbaar.
Buchi Emecheta In the Ditch recensie, review en informatie
- “Sad, sonorous, occasionally hilarious, an extraordinary first novel.” (The Washington Post)
- “Striking . . . brings sexism and classism into equal focus.” (The Paris Review)
- “Buchi Emecheta was the foremother of black British women’s writing.” (Bernardine Evaristo)
In the Ditch
- Auteur: Buchi Emecheta (Nigeria)
- Soort boek: Nigeriaanse roman uit 1972, debuutroman
- Taal: Engels
- Uitgever: Penguin
- Omvang: 160 pagina’s
- Uitgave: paperback / ebook
- Waardering redactie: ∗∗∗∗∗ (uitstekend)
- Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
Flaptekst van de eerste roman van de Nigeriaanse schrijfster Buchi Emecheta
Adah is a single mother of five, living in a dank, crumbling housing estate for ‘problem families’, avoiding the rats and rubbish. It’s not quite the new start in London she had planned. As she navigates the complicated welfare system that keeps her trapped in poverty, can she cling to her dream of a better life, and find somewhere that feels like home?
Buchi Emecheta’s scorching debut novel drew on her own experiences to paint a moving picture of hope, unexpected friendship, and survival.
Buchi Emecheta (21 July 1944 – 24 January 2017) was born in Lagos, Nigeria and moved to London in 1961. A writer and academic, she wrote sixteen novels, three children’s stories and numerous articles and television plays. She died in London, 72 years of age.