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Buchi Emecheta
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Nigerian writer (1944–2017)

Also known as: Emecheta, B. 埃梅切塔, Бучи Эмечета, بوتشي إميتشيتا, 부치 에메체타, ブチ・エメチェタ

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Known works

  • Gwendolen (1994)
  • Groundwork for Vocabulary
  • Head above water (1986)
  • The Bride Price (1996)
  • The slave girl (1977)