I was a threat to a lot of women and to a lot of men. The women cannot forgive me if I remain single and also have a family. But I have a family as well and am raising them. A lot of women only stay in their marriages because of the children so seeing me on my own annoys them.
Buchi EmechetaIn all my novels, I deal with the many problems and prejudices which exist for Black people in Britain today.
Buchi EmechetaI always value my large kitchen because it was better to do everything there, you wash up, you do everything, rather than messing up another room and I pop my typewriter just next to it. So I still write now but I was doing more writing when the children were younger.
Buchi EmechetaI like to be called a Nigerian rather than somebody from the Third World or the developing or whatever.
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