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The Bride Price | 
 enlarge | Author: Buchi Emecheta
Publisher: George Braziller
Category: Book
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 168585
Media: Paperback
Pages: 1
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.6
ISBN: 080760951X
Dewey Decimal Number: 823
EAN: 9780807609514
ASIN: 080760951X
Publication Date: June 1976
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 The Bride Price January 25, 2000
Shane Fitzgerald (Orlando, Florida- University of Central Florida)
13 out of 16 found this review helpful
The "Bride Price" by Buchi Emecheta is an informative insight into the culture, traditions and history of the Nigerian peoples and as a whole, is well served as an introduction to the rich customs and heritages of Africans. I must admit that the ending, while it was not necessarily suprising, was a bit disappointing and seemed to sort of fizzle out. While the over-all theme that I detected, that being the inability of the African people to remove themselves from their cultures, families and religious and secular traditions (not that such is desirable), regardless of lingering influence from Western domination, was in a sense captured by Emecheta's choice of an ending, although I feel it could have perhaps been handeled better, with more of a twist. However, in ultimate value this novel is a easy and enjoyable read, with an, at times captivating story line that is deeply intertwined, once again in the culture and traditions of the African and specifically Nigerian people.
 A funny, romantic, full-of-culture classic! February 16, 1997
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Nigerian books are not exactly what one would call "popular" with a Western audience, but when books like "The Bride Price" are available, it is very hard to understand why. "the Bride Price" is a touching story of a young girl Akun-na, and her family. After her fathers death Akun-na must fight a sexist society in order to be with her own true love, Chike. The author Emecheta is a sociologist, and this comes out in the novel. Varous parts of Nigerian culture are shown to us poignantly and concisely. The book is written for a Western audience and comes across clearly. It is an excellent read for those wishing to learn about African culture, and should perhaps be on a required book list for highschoolers. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a short, funny, romantic classic
The Bride Price November 10, 2000
9 out of 13 found this review helpful
The Bride Price is both an easy and enlightening read. Buchi Emecheta deftly captures the girl's adolescent fragility and power as she struggles to carve out her identity amongst the dictates of patriarchy, which her mother upholds to the point of betraying her own vulnerable daughter. ...
"The Bride Price" my thoughts... April 20, 2000
amanda burnette (California,USA)
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
The Bride Price by Buchi Emecheta is an insightful novel into the life of the Ibo people of Nigeria. Although the novel made me angry when I read it, I enjoyed the novels historical correctness whether I like it or not this is the way women were treated at this point in time. This novel gave me a wake up call as to how far things have come sense this time. No longer are we objects to be inherited by our dead brothers relatives or destine to marry who our small town chooses for us whether we love then or not. The story I think would have had a much better ending if Aku-nna could have made it. So that she could prove her culture's old superstitions wrong. All in all, I would recommend this book to any one that would enjoy a good story. Also it is a quick read, the novel keeps you entertained by the use of vivid images and a direct story line to follow so no one can get lost. This novel is similar in nature to Things Fall Apart which has one character names Oknkowo which is also used in the Bride price, this might suggest that he was a real man from that culture.
This book is soooo good! May 11, 2003
6 out of 11 found this review helpful
I loved this book so much. I cried at the end. I read the end over and over again. It was soooooo beautiful. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to indulge in a romance and learn about another culture. This is the first book i have read by Ms. Emecheta and I hope to read many more.
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