Book Review
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Women’s Bodies, Agency, and Identity in Chinelo Okparanta’s Under The Udala Trees
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…
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The Feminist Awakening of a Silent Daughter in Chimamanda’s Purple Hibiscus
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…
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A Letter to Liberation: A Review of Mariama Ba’s So Long a Letter
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…
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Reviewing Abi Darè’s So I Roar Through Female Empowerment
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…
