The Joys of Motherhood: A Novel - Hardcover

Emecheta, Buchi

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0807616095 ISBN 13: 9780807616093

Publisher: George Braziller Inc., 2013

Synopsis

A feminist literary classic by one of Africa’s greatest women writers, re-issued with a new introduction by Stéphane Robolin.

First published in 1979, The Joys of Motherhood is the story of Nnu Ego, a Nigerian woman struggling in a patriarchal society. Unable to conceive in her first marriage, Nnu is banished to Lagos where she succeeds in becoming a mother. Then, against the backdrop of World War II, Nnu must fiercely protect herself and her children when she is abandoned by her husband and her people. Emecheta “writes with subtlety, power, and abundant compassion” (New York Times).

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About the Author

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.

Stéphane Robolin’s essays have been published in several journals including Research in African Literatures, Modern Fiction Studies, and Literature Compass. He is an assistant professor of English at Rutgers University.

Review

A rich, multilayered work of fiction, full of drama and written with deceptive simplicity. -- Essence

About this edition

• Publisher: George Braziller Inc.
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0807616095
• ISBN 13: 9780807616093
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 226