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The Rape of Shavi

by Buchi Emecheta · 1983 · 178 pages

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An allegorical tale, in which a collision between Westerners and tribal

members imperils the stoic traditionalism of the Africans.

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Setting
1980safricanigeria
Audience
adult
Length
short · 178 pages

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