“In all my novels… I deal with the many problems and prejudices which exist for Black people in Britain today.”

— Buchi Emecheta

Source: On her major themes in “Interview with Buchi Emecheta” http://www.emeagwali.com/nigeria/biography/buchi-emecheta-voice-09jul96.html (Philip Emeagwali)

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