The rape of Shavi

Name: The rape of Shavi
ISBN: 9780006541349

Buchi Emecheta

178 pages · about 3 hours
First published 1983
4 editions

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1 About this book

The Rape of Shavi is a 1983 fiction novel written by Nigerian novelist Buchi Emecheta. It was first published in 1983 by George Braziller.

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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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