Buchi Emecheta
Nigerian novelist
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Florence Onyebuchi "Buchi" Emecheta OBE was a Nigerian-born novelist, based in the UK from 1962, who also wrote plays and an autobiography, as well as works for children. She was the author of more than 20 books, including Second Class Citizen,... Wikipedia
Born: July 21, 1944, Lagos, Nigeria
Died: January 25, 2017 (age 72 years), London, United Kingdom
Education: University of London and Methodist Girls' High School
Parents: Alice Emecheta and Jeremy Nwabudinke
Awards: Jock Campbell Prize (1978); Best of Young British Novelists (1983)
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