Buchi Emicheta

Series

Series Name

London Line

Issue

Issue No.

573

Date Released

1978

Length of issue (in feet)

228

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Buchi Emicheta

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

COI synopsis: Sixteen years ago, Nigerian novelist Buchi Emicheta came to London, the wife of a poor student, with five children to bring up. Today, she’s a top novelist with five books and a TV play to her credit - a success in her own right. Ghanaian publisher Margaret Busby talks to her about her work, her life, her struggle to be educated, and her aims for the future.

Keywords

Women; Writers

Written sources

COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]

COI Reference

MI 1257/573

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Cutter

Elizabeth Ledward

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Presenter

Margaret Busby

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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