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Kehinde

Buchi Emecheta

  • 144 pages · about 2 hours
  • First published 1994
  • 6 editions
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1 About this book

Kehinde is a 1994 novel by Buchi Emecheta. It tells the story of a British-Nigerian woman named Kehinde Okolo, her husband Albert, and their contemplation over returning to Nigeria from London. Albert yearns for a life of prominence in Nigeria, whereas Kehinde is pregnant and is reluctant to leave London. Eventually, the domineering Albert departs alone, and Kehinde is left to her own devices, and to decide whether or not to follow Albert.

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  • Nigeria
  • London (england)

2 About Buchi Emecheta

1944–2017

Buchi Emecheta ( ; born Florence Onyebuchi Emecheta; 21 July 1944 – 25 January 2017) was a Nigerian writer, whose work includes novels, plays, autobiography, and children's books. She was best known for her 1974 novel, Second Class Citizen. Her other novels include The Bride Price (1976), The Slave Girl (1977), and The Joys of Motherhood (1979).

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