Citas

“When has it ever been a virtue to be rich in wealth and poor in people?’ The relatives nodded. They understood her very well- why have heaven an earth when you have no one to share it with?”
Head Above WaterEn inglés
“Writers simply have to write, and not worry so much about what people think, because public opinion is such a difficult horse to ride.”
Head Above WaterEn inglés
“I work toward the liberation of women but I’m not a feminist. I’m just a woman.”
On rejecting being called a feminist as quoted in “Buchi Emecheta: Nigerian autEn inglés
“There were men who would go about raping young virgins of thirteen and fourteen, and still expect the women they married to be as chaste as flower buds.”
The Bride PriceEn inglés
“Reader, my story ends with freedom; not in the usual way, with marriage….The dream of my life is not yet realized. I do not sit with my children in a home of my own.”
The Slave Girl, Chapter 41En inglés

Los libros de Buchi Emecheta en orden

Los libros de Buchi Emecheta en el orden en que se publicaron, de In the Ditch (1972) a Le double joug (2001).