West Africa
Nigeria
Post-colonial
English
Fiction
Li and Faku, two village girls, dream of escaping their rural lives in northern Nigeria. Li marries a man who goes to the city and is transformed by it. A quiet tragedy of aspiration and its costs.
Literary Significance
The first novel published by a woman from northern Nigeria; gave voice to Hausa-Fulani women's experiences
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editorial-summarynot primary textLi and Faku, two village girls, dream of escaping their rural lives in northern Nigeria. Li marries a man who goes to the city and is transformed by it. A quiet tragedy of aspiration and its costs. The first novel published by a woman from northern Nigeria; gave voice to Hausa-Fulani women's experiences
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