Book Review
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Dismantling the Myth of the African Perfect Wife ‘In Our Own Ways’
Summary: In Our Own Ways, Yejide Kilanko narrates the story of Fadaka Mausi, a woman who narrowly missed a shattered reality caused by her husband’s abduction of their daughter and his disappearance. While the society…
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Reclaiming Female’s Mobility in Otobong Tom’s Mobility in Girls Don’t Travel Just for Flowers
Summary: Girls Don’t Travel Just for Flowers tells the solo travel experience of Ayanti, a young African woman. Through the navigation of foreign lands, Ayanti develops a courage that dismantles internalised fears and societal discouragements,…
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Deconstructing The Mantra of “She Stoop To Conquer” In Chiazor-Enenmor They Tell the Story
Summary: If They Tell the Story follows the life of Azuka who unashamedly tells her story in the third person narrative. She fights for her identity and soul in a society that tied her worth to…
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On Black Sisters’ Street, Chika Unigwe Explores The Reality of African Prostitution
Summary: In On Black Sisters’ Street, Chika tells the story of four black women (Sisi, Efe, Ama and Joyce), who work as prostitutes in Antwerp, Belgium. The novel deeply explores themes of female objectification, sexual…
