Efuru

Efuru
Early paperback edition cover
AuthorFlora Nwapa
LanguageEnglish
GenreFeminist novel
PublisherWilliam Heinemann
Publication date
1966
Publication placeNigeria
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages281 pp (paperback edition)
ISBN0-435-90026-9 (paperback edition)
OCLC27123737

Efuru is a novel by Flora Nwapa which was published in 1966 as number 26 in Heinemann's African Writers Series, making it the first book written by a Nigerian woman, in fact, any African woman, to be published internationally.[1] The book is about Efuru, an Igbo woman who lives in a small village in colonial West Africa. Throughout the story, Efuru wishes to be a mother, though she is an independent-minded woman and respected for her trading ability. The book is rich in portrayals of the Igbo culture and of different scenarios, which have led to its current status as a feminist and cultural work.

  1. ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Flora Nwapa: Mother of modern African literature | DW | 15.05.2020". DW.COM. Retrieved 2020-09-18.