Head above Water
Author | Buchi Emecheta |
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Cover artist | Victor Ehikhamenor |
Country | Nigeria |
Language | English |
Series | African Writers Series |
Genre | Non-fiction, Autobiography |
Set in | Nigeria, London |
Publisher | Heinemann publisher |
Publication date | 1986 |
Media type | Print (hardcover) |
Pages | 229 pp (first edition) |
ISBN | 9780950817736 (first edition) |
OCLC | 59798996 |
Head above Water is a 1986 non-fiction book by Nigerian novelist Buchi Emecheta. It was published in 1986 in the African Writers Series by Heinemann[1][2][3][4][5] and has been described as "anecdotal autobiography."[6]
Plot summary[]
Head above Water is an autobiography by Buchi Emecheta. It discusses of her days in Nigeria, down to her life in London at the time as a renowned author.[7][8][9]
References[]
- ^ "Head Above Water". Granta. 1 March 1983.
- ^ "Head Above Water by Buchi Emecheta". Fantastic Fiction.
- ^ Emecheta, Buchi (5 May 2014). "Head above water". Kunapipi. 3 (1).
- ^ Boakye, S. J. (19 August 2013). "Suspense Strategies in Buchi Emecheta's Head Above Water". S2CID 56239067.
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- ^ "Fiction Book Review: Head Above Water by Buchi Emecheta, Author Heinemann Educational Books $9.95 (229p) ISBN 978-0-435-90993-2". PublishersWeekly.com. 31 January 1994.
- ^ Fongang, Delphine (1 January 2013). "Diasporan subjectivity and the dynamics of empowerment in Buchi Emecheta's Head Above Water". African and Black Diaspora. 6 (1): 43–54. doi:10.1080/17528631.2012.739913. S2CID 144974763.
- ^ "Women in World History: PRIMARY SOURCES". chnm.gmu.edu.
- ^ Okyere-Darko, D.; Tetteh, U. S. (18 April 2016). "Autobiographical Traces of Bond Between A Novelist and Her Characters: The Case of Buchi Emecheta". African Journal of Applied Research. 2 (1).
Categories:
- 1986 Nigerian novels
- British autobiographical novels
- Novels by Buchi Emecheta
- Autobiographical novel stubs
- 1980s historical novel stubs
- Nigerian novel stubs