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Buchi Emecheta

1944 - 2017

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Buchi Emecheta (born Florence Onyebuchi Emecheta; 21 July 1944 – 25 January 2017) was a Nigerian writer who was the author of novels, plays, autobiography, and children's books. She first received notable critical attention for her 1974 novel, Second Class Citizen. Her other books include The Bride Price (1976), The Slave Girl (1977) and The Joys of Motherhood (1979). Emecheta has been characterized as "the first successful black woman novelist living in Britain after 1948". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Buchi Emecheta is the 5,218th most popular writer (up from 6,042nd in 2019), the 50th most popular biography from Nigeria (up from 57th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Nigerian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Buchi Emecheta ranks 5,218 out of 7,302. Before her are Chester Himes, Joyce Mansour, Simon Gregorčič, Jean Prévost, Thomas Dekker, and Karolina Světlá. After her are Victoire Léodile Béra, Jeanette Winterson, Lukas Moodysson, Remco Campert, Dorji Wangmo, and Jenny Erpenbeck.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Buchi Emecheta ranks 533. Before her are El Anatsui, Zhanna Bichevskaya, Matthew Cowles, Ken Howard, Barbara Thompson, and Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist. After her are Gilbert Adair, Erhard Keller, Frank Rühle, Jack Canfield, Armistead Maupin, and Sergei Solovyov. Among people deceased in 2017, Buchi Emecheta ranks 404. Before her are Manfred Kaiser, Carlos Humberto Romero, Roberto Anzolin, Terele Pávez, Andrey Zaliznyak, and Cécile DeWitt-Morette. After her are Santiago Vernazza, Friedel Rausch, Yambo Ouologuem, Roy Dotrice, Pancho Segura, and Alina Janowska.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Buchi Emecheta ranks 50 out of 309. Before her are Anthony Olubunmi Okogie (1936), Omowunmi Sadik (1964), Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi (1924), Alex Iwobi (1996), Ibrahim Zakzaky (1953), and Sunday Oliseh (1974). After her are Abdulsalami Abubakar (1942), Nwankwo Kanu (1976), Abubakar Shekau (1974), Finidi George (1971), Ahmed Musa (1992), and Dick Tiger (1929).

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Among WRITERS In Nigeria

Among writers born in Nigeria, Buchi Emecheta ranks 6. Before her are Wole Soyinka (1934), Chinua Achebe (1930), Olaudah Equiano (1745), Amos Tutuola (1920), and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (1977). After her are Flora Nwapa (1931), Ben Okri (1959), Okwui Enwezor (1963), Cyprian Ekwensi (1921), Sefi Atta (1964), and Chris Abani (1966).

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