Tuesday, April 14, 2020

African Book Week: The Slave Girl (novel)



The Slave Girl (novel)


The Slave Girl is a 1977 novel by Nigerian writer Buchi Emecheta that was published in the UK by Allison and Busby and in the US by George Braziller. It won the Jock Campbell Award from the New Statesman in 1978. The novel was Emecheta's fourth book; it was dedicated to her editor Margaret Busby.
According to Julianah Ogunseiju's review for Africa Book Club: "It is one of the very best pre colonial African books and is heartily recommended."
References
·  Ray, Mohit K., ed. (2007). The Atlantic Companion to Literature in English. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. p. 164. ISBN 9788126908325.

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