Destination Biafra
Destination Biafra is a 1982 novel by Nigerian writer Buchi Emecheta, first published in London by Allison & Busby. It is considered to be Emecheta's personal account of the Biafra War. Destination Biafra was republished in paperback on 1 March 1994 by Heinemann Educational Books as part of the African Writers Series.[1][2][3][4]
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| Author | Buchi Emecheta |
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| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Series | Heinemann African Writers Series |
| Genre | Literary fiction |
| Set in | Biafra/Nigeria |
| Publisher | Heinemann |
Publication date | 1982 |
| Pages | 246 (first edition) |
| ISBN | 9780435909925 |
| OCLC | 8309889 |
| Preceded by | The Moonlight Bride |
| Followed by | Naira Power |
Plot
Debbie Ogedemgbe, the corrupt Nigerian government minister's daughter, defies her parents by joining the army. Her contradictory sentiments about her role as a traditional Nigerian woman and her desire to participate actively in Biafra's war reflect the struggle going on around her.
References
- Ryan, Alan (5 September 1982). "Destination Biafra by Buchi Emecheta". Washington Post.
- Jilani, Sarah (2021). "Gender and the politics of war historiography in Buchi Emecheta's Destination Biafra". The Journal of Commonwealth Literature. doi:10.1177/00219894211031803. S2CID 238821948.
- Adams, Ann Marie (2001). "It's a Woman's War: Engendering Conflict in Buchi Emecheta's Destination Biafra". Callaloo. 24 (1): 287–300. doi:10.1353/cal.2001.0001. JSTOR 3300501. S2CID 157893416.
- Unnithan, A. Karthika; Jayaraman, Harini (2018). "'The New African Woman': A Study on Buchi Emecheta's Destination Biafra as a Personal War for Womanhood". Journal of African American Studies. 22 (2–3): 274–285. doi:10.1007/s12111-018-9407-7. S2CID 150234036.
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