Buchi Emecheta

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Author
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Member_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire_(MBE)
gptkb:African_Studies_Association's_Distinguished_Achievement_Award
gptkb:New_Statesman_Jock_Campbell_Award
Honorary Doctorate from the University of Kent
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
gptkbp:birth_date July 21, 1944
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Lagos,_Nigeria
gptkbp:children gptkb:Four
gptkb:Five
gptkbp:contribution Women's literature
Nigerian literature
Diaspora literature
gptkbp:criticism Critiqued for cultural representation
Critiqued for gender portrayal
Critiqued for narrative style
gptkbp:cultural_aspect Igbo
gptkbp:death_date January 25, 2017
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_London
gptkbp:first_published In the Ditch
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Fiction
gptkb:autobiography
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Buchi Emecheta
gptkbp:influenced Contemporary African literature
gptkbp:influenced_artists Women writers
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Chinua_Achebe
gptkb:Ngũgĩ_wa_Thiong'o
African culture
British culture
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Chinua_Achebe
gptkb:Ngũgĩ_wa_Thiong'o
gptkbp:inspiration Feminist writers
Post-colonial writers
Nigerian diaspora writers
gptkbp:involved_in Literary activism
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy Advocate for women's rights
Influence on future generations of writers
Cultural ambassador for Nigeria
Pioneer of African women's writing
Pioneer of African women's literature
gptkbp:literary_movement African literature
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Nigeria
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Second_Class_Citizen
gptkb:The_Joys_of_Womanhood
The Bride Price
Gwendolyn's Daughter
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:playwright
gptkb:memoir
gptkb:Novelist
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Lagos,_Nigeria
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:publication_year gptkb:1972
gptkbp:published_work gptkb:The_New_Tribe
gptkbp:published_year gptkb:2000
gptkbp:residence gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:result gptkb:The_Family
gptkb:The_Man_Who_Knew_Too_Much
gptkb:The_Joys_of_Womanhood_(revised_edition)
gptkb:The_New_Tribe
Head Above Water
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sylvester_Emecheta
gptkbp:themes gptkb:identity
gptkb:feminism
Migration
Post-colonialism
gptkbp:website http://www.buchiemecheta.com
gptkbp:writing_style gptkb:Realism
Autobiographical elements
Social commentary
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sefi_Atta
gptkb:The_Secret_Lives_of_Baba_Segi's_Wives
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5