DescriptionThe AWS Classics is a brand-new Heinemann series which offers a selection of the best-known works of African literature originally published in the African literature originally published in the African Writers Series. With new introductions written for each title in the series, these classic novels are a must-read for anyone interested in African literature. The Joys of Motherhood tells the moving story of Nnu Ego, a West African woman devoted to her children, giving them all her life-with the result that she finds herself friendless and alone in middle age. The Joys of Motherhood is a powerful commentary on polygamy, patriarchy and women’s changing roles in urban Nigeria The fourth novel from the Nigeria-born writer, Buchi Emecheta, The Joys of Motherhood is recognized as one of Africa’s 100 Best books of the 20th Century in an initiative organized by the Zimbabwe International Book Fair. This edition includes an introduction by Dr. Elleke Boehmer, Professor of World Literature in English at Oxford University.
