The Rape of Shavi: A Novel [Paperback]

Buchi Emecheta (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 17, 1985

"Emecheta's fluent prose...is steeped in the tradition of a difficult rural African life."—The New York Times.

An allegorical tale, in which a collision between Westerners and tribal members imperils the stoic traditionalism of the Africans.

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Emecheta's fluent prose...is steeped in the tradition of a difficult rural African life. -- The New York Times

About the Author

Born of Ibo parents in Nigeria, Buchi Emecheta is widely known for her multilayered stories of black women struggling to maintain their identity and construct viable lives for themselves and their families. She writes, according to The New York Times, with "subtlety, power, and abundant compassion." Her numerous novels include The Slave Girl, The Family, Bride Price, and The Joys of Motherhood.

Product Details

• Paperback: 178 pages
• Publisher: George Braziller, Inc. (March 17, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0807611182
• ISBN-13: 978-0807611180
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #955,383 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Story of a rape of a culture, June 6, 1998

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This review is from: The Rape of Shavi: A Novel (Paperback)

A review of another of the author's books used the term "deceptively simple". I couldn't put it better about this story of a "civilized" culture happening upon a simpler, sheltered people. The story provides a perfect vehicle for the author to show not only how greed and prejudice poisons a people, but how all of us, in the "right" circumstances, can possess these qualities and let them overcome our better instincts.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars very inspiring and makes you think about our issues, April 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Rape of Shavi: A Novel (Paperback)

I really loved this book and I recommend it to all students taking an engligh course you learn about africa and the differences among their people in comparison to things fall apart and a grain of wheat

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Compelling reading, October 19, 2000

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Olumide Ogunremi - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Rape of Shavi: A Novel (Paperback)

This is a quite compelling and captivating book that really makes you think.An un named African country in an idyllic setting is suddenly changed when Europeans escaping an impending nuclear war crash land. The twists and turns this story takes show how interaction between various peoples could either be positive or negative. A people's way of life was certainly changed.