.In the late 1960’s, Adah, a spirited and resourceful woman manages to move her family to London. Seeking an independent life for herself and her children she encounters racism and hard truths about being a new citizen. “Second Class Citizen pales a lot of academic feminist writing into insignificance.” –The Guardian
“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.” —John Updike
In the late 1960’s, Adah, a spirited and resourceful woman manages to move her family to London. Seeking an independent life for herself and her children she encounters racism and hard truths about being a new citizen. “Second Class Citizen pales a lot of academic feminist writing into insignificance.” –The Guardian
“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.” —John Updike
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Second Class Citizen
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780807610664 |
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| Publisher: | Braziller, George Inc. |
| Publication date: | 02/17/1983 |
| Edition description: | Reprint |
| Pages: | 174 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.60(d) |
| Lexile: | 870L (what's this?) |