Second Class Citizen (novel)
| Title | Second Class Citizen : a Novel  |
|---|---|
| Part of the series | novel |
| Main subject | gender inequality |
| Form of creative work | novel |
| Genre | fiction literature |
| Author | Buchi Emecheta |
| Publisher | George Braziller |
| Country of origin | Naajeeriya, London |
| Language of work or name | Inngilisjo |
| Publication date | 1974 |
| Narrative location | London |
| Distribution format | paperback |
Citizen ɗiɗaɓo ko deftere binndoowo Naajeeriya biyeteeɗo Buchi Emecheta winndi e hitaande 1974, nde Allison e Busby yaltini ɗum e hitaande 1974, ɗo Margaret Busby winndi ɗum. Caggal mum nde yaltinaa e nder leydi Amerik e juuɗe George Braziller e hitaande 1975. Daartol mettungol [neutrality is disputed] debbo Naajeeriyaajo jom hakkille, mo fooli njiimaandi leƴƴi tiiɗndi e rewɓe e caɗeele ɗe limotaako ngam heɓde nguurndam ndimaagu wonande hoore mum e sukaaɓe mum, deftere ndee ko ina heewi siforeede no semi-autobiographique nii. Jahgol Adah, gardiiɗo leydi ndii, ummoraade Naajeeriya haa Londres – ɗo hay so tawii ko nguurndam bonɗam e dewgal mbonngal, o "heɓii reentaade e koyɗol makko wonde binndoowo"[1]– ina rewi no feewi laawol Emecheta e hoore mum e nder binndol.[2]
Ciimtol plot E fuɗɗoode deftere nde, Adah ko ɓiɗɗo Ibo mo Ibuza, leydi Najeriya, jooɗiiɗo to Lagos. O yahi duɗal ko e hoore makko nde tawnoo hay gooto faamaani mo. O woni ko e hoyɗude nde o woni suka debbo, omo yaha to leydi Angalteer. Caggal nde baaba mum maayi, Adah neldaa hoɗde e galle kaaw mum.
[taƴto | taƴto ɗaɗi wiki]O yahi janngirde haa lesdi Naajeeriya, o heɓi kuugal o ɗon huuwa haa konsulaa Amerika, o ɗonno ƴama suudu defte. Njoɓdi ndi o heɓata ndii ina heddinoo ngam waɗde mo jom suudu yiɗde Farayse (jom suudu makko hannde) e sehilaaɓe makko.
Francis ina yaha to leydi Angalteer duuɓi keewɗi ngam jokkude jaŋde sariya e ballal Adah. Ko kanko woni ñamminoowo ɓesngu makko e ɓesngu gorko makko. Adah ina hollita ɓesngu gorko mum wonde kanko e sukaaɓe ɓee kadi ko leydi Angalteer jeyaa. Francis ina sikki ko ɓe ɓiɓɓe leydi ɗiɗaɓere e nder leydi Angalteer nde tawnoo ɓe ngonaa ɓiɓɓe leydi ndi. Adah heɓi golle golloowo e defterdu woɗndu, o yoɓa njoɓdi maɓɓe, kadi o rokka sukaaɓe maɓɓe toppitagol adanngol.
Caggal ɗuum, en njiyii Francis ina ɓeydoo ƴattaade e woppude Adah nde o jokki e wonde binndoowo.
Jaɓɓungal teskinngal Citizen Second Class ina teskaa no feewi e daartol foolde hare e nguurndam Afrik hannde.[3] E dow bayyinaango deftere nde e hitaande 1974, Hermione Harris winndi e nder deftere Race & Class: "E nder defte keewɗe ko faati e njiyaagu e renndooji ɓaleeɓe e nder leydi Angalteer, ɗe peeñnoo ko e kitaale 1960 e fuɗɗoode kitaale 1970, ko ɓuri heewde e defte ɗee ko jannguɓe ɓaleeɓe, ɓe nganndu-ɗaa ko kam en ngoni e haɓaade." jokkondiral hakkunde renndo ɓaleejo e ‘immigrant’ ɓaleejo Seɗɗa e ɓeen wonɓe e keɓgol joofnirde njiyaagu Biritaannaaɓe walla liberalism e humpito mum en ɓaleejo E dow ngonka keeriiɗo rewɓe ɓaleeɓe alaa ko woni heen wahyu."[3]
[taƴto | taƴto ɗaɗi wiki]Deftere hesere yaltinaama ngam deftere Penguin Modern Classics e lewru Oktoobar 2020, caggal duuɓi keewɗi nde yaltinaaka. John Self e nder jaaynde The Guardian winndi wonde, hay so tawii o woniino e doggol Granta ɓurngol moƴƴude e winndooɓe defte Angalteer e hitaande 1983, e duuɓi garooji ɗii Emecheta "...heɓaani inɗe koloñaal. So ɗum waɗii ko nuunɗal ɓooyngal wonde omo jeyaa e Granta seeɗa." Almuɓɓe ɓooyɓe, wondude e Martin Amis e Shiva Naipaul, ngam ɓeydaade e doggol jannginooɓe ɓooyɓe.
- ↑ Walker, Alice, "A Writer Because of, Not in Spite of, Her Children," in Ms. (© 1975 Ms. Magazine Corp.), Vol. IV, No. 7, January 1976, pp. 40, 106.
- ↑ Harris, Hermione, "Book Reviews: Second Class Citizen by Buchi Emecheta (London, Allison and Busby, 1974)", Race & Class (Institute of Race Relations), Vol. 16, issue 4, 1 April 1975, pp. 433–435. Via Sage Journals.
- ↑ Self, John (2021-10-31). "Second-Class Citizen by Buchi Emecheta review – fresh and timeless". The Observer (in Engeleere). Retrieved 2021-12-28.