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Birth Name:

Buchi Emecheta

Female

Birth Date:

Fri, Jul 21, 1944

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Age:

79

Zodiac Sign:

Cancer

Astrology Data:

Sun

28°

Can

32'

About Buchi Emecheta

Florence Onyebuchi "Buchi" Emecheta OBE (21 July 1944 – 25 January 2017) was a Nigerian-born novelist, based in the UK from 1962, who also wrote plays and an autobiography, as well as works for children. She was the author of more than 20 books, including Second Class Citizen (1974), The Bride Price (1976), The Slave Girl (1977) and The Joys of Motherhood (1979). Most of her early novels were published by Allison and Busby, where her editor was Margaret Busby.

Link to Wikipedia biography

External Links:

• Buchi Emecheta Foundation website

• "Buchi Emecheta - Five books in tribute", Sunday Trust, 5 February 2017.

• Buchi Emecheta at British Council: Literature

• Buchi Emecheta bio at the BBC Worldwide.

• Buchi Emecheta page at Emory University.

• The Roland Collection of Films & Videos on Art. Writers Talk: Ideas of our Time – Buchi Emecheta speaks with Susheila Nasta.

• Buchi Emecheta page at Sable.

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Buchi Emecheta: Sun 28 Cancer, Moon 12 Leo, Mercury 18 Leo, Venus 5 Leo, Mars 5 Virgo, Jupiter 29 Leo, Saturn 3 Cancer, Uranus 11 Gemini, Neptune 1 Libra, Pluto 8 Leo, Sun Sextile Neptune, Sun Conjunct Venus, Sun Semi Sextile Jupiter, Sun Semi Square Uranus, Mercury Semi Square Saturn, Mercury Semi Square Neptune, Venus Semi Sextile Mars, Venus Semi Sextile Saturn, Venus Sextile Neptune, Venus Conjunct Pluto, Mars Conjunct Jupiter, Mars Sextile Saturn, Saturn Square Neptune, Uranus Sextile Pluto

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