Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta is a historical fiction coming-of-age story that explores women’s agency, desires, and resistance in a society that wants to silence them. The novel is set against the backdrop of the Nigerian Civil War,…
Chimamanda Adichie’s debut novel, Purple Hibiscus, offers a piercing exploration of patriarchy through the observant eyes of 15-year-old Kambili Achike. The novel sparks conversations about feminism, religious manipulation, and the oppressive system of Nigeria’s patriarchal society. The novel tells the…
Mariama Ba’s epistolary novel offers an honest critique of patriarchal norms in the post-colonial Senegalese. Framed as a personal letter from a Senegalese schoolteacher, Ramatoulaye, to her Aissatou, who lives abroad. The novel explores the themes of female solidarity, female…
In her debut novel, “The Girl With The Louding Voice”, Abi Darè tells the coming-of-age story of semi-educated Adunni, who desires to be educated. In the sequel novel, readers witnessed the transformation of Adunni from a weak, vulnerable girl to…