- Efuru
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name = Efuru
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image_caption = Early paperback edition cover
author =Flora Nwapa
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country =Nigeria
language = English
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genre =Feminist novel
publisher = William Heinemann
release_date = 1966
media_type = Print (Hardback &Paperback )
pages = 281 pp (paperback edition)
isbn = ISBN 0-435-90026-9 (paperback edition)
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followed_by ="Efuru" is a
novel byFlora Nwapa which was published in 1966, making it the first book written by aNigerian woman to be published. The book is about Efuru, an Ibo woman who lives in a small village in colonialWest Africa . Throughout the story, Efuru wishes to be a mother, though she is an independent-minded woman and respected for her trading ability.Plot summary
The story was set in a rural community. Its protagonist, Efuru, is a strong and beautiful woman. She loses her child and has two unhappy marriages. At the end she goes to the lake goddess, Uhamiri, who is like a mirror of herself. Uhamiri gives her worshipers wealth and beauty but few children.".
Characters in "Efuru"
*Efuru – protagonist
*Nwashike Ogene – Efuru's father
*Adizua – Efuru's first husband
*Gilbert – Efuru's second husbandMajor themes
This book is considered a
feminist work, though a controversial one, in part due to its depiction offemale genital cutting .
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