The Rape of Shavi

TitleThe Rape of Shavi
Year for Search1983
AuthorsEmechta, [Florence Onye] Buchi(1944-2017)
Tertiary AuthorsEmechta, Buchi
Date Published1983
PublisherOgwugwu Afor Co., Ltd./Umuezeokolo
Place PublishedLondon/Ibuza, Nigeria
KeywordsEnglish author, Female author, Nigerian author
Annotation

The novel portrays the conflict between a eutopian tribal society and the first white people they come into contact with. The eutopia is destroyed.

Additional Publishers

U.S. ed. New York: George Braziller, 1985.

Holding Institutions

MnU

Author Note

The female author (1944-2017) was born in Nigeria, and she has lived in England since 1962.

Full Text

1983 Emechta, [Florence Onye] Buchi (1944-2017). The Rape of Shavi. London: Ogwugwu Afor Co., Ltd./Ibuza, Nigeria: Umuezeokolo. U.S. ed. New York: George Braziller, 1985. MnU

The novel portrays the conflict between a eutopian tribal society and the first white people they come into contact with. The eutopia is destroyed. The female author was born in Nigeria, and she has lived in England since 1962.