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"Miss Emecheta's prose has a shimmer of originality, of English being reinvented. . . . Issues of survival lie inherent in her material and give her tales weight."
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.
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Double Yoke
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Seller: Losaw Service, Lenox Dale, MA, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Signed by Author on endpaper. 2nd edition. Softcover has minor shelf wear. Pages are bright and unmarked, tight binding. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # P129
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Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust jacket in good condition. Revised edition. SIGNED and inscribed by the author. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Signed by Buchi Emecheta on the front end page. Minor wear to the dust jacket. Light wear to the boards. Sound binding. Clean interior pages. Secure packaging for safe delivery. signed and inscribed by author. Seller Inventory # 1675060578
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Double Yoke
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Ogwugwu Afor, London, 1983
ISBN 10: 0950817708
ISBN 13: 9780950817705
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Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Second edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. Briefly Inscribed by the author "Best wishes Buchi Emecheta". A novel of a female college student in Nigeria trying to cope with the conflicting demands of traditional and modern roles. Novelist Buchi Emecheta won the 1978 Jock Campbell Prize from *New Statesman*. Born in Lagos, she moved to England in 1962. Signed. Seller Inventory # 515496