The bride price : a novel /
A young Ibo girl named Aku-nna flees an unwanted marriage to be with her true love, Chike, the son of a prosperous former slave. However, Aku-nna's uncle refuses the bride price from Chike's family, an action that frightens Aku-nna for it foreshadows her own death in childbirth.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
George Braziller,
1976.
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| Summary: | A young Ibo girl named Aku-nna flees an unwanted marriage to be with her true love, Chike, the son of a prosperous former slave. However, Aku-nna's uncle refuses the bride price from Chike's family, an action that frightens Aku-nna for it foreshadows her own death in childbirth. |
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| Physical Description: | 168 pages ; 22 cm Also issued online. |
| Audience: | Young Adult. |
| ISBN: | 0807608181 9780807608180 080760951X 9780807609514 0850311659 9780850311655 9780807616086 0807616087 9780807616284 0807616281 |