| #2022635 in Books | 2002-01-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.26 x.56 x5.55l,.53 | File type: PDF | 163 pages||7 of 8 people found the following review helpful.| Enough yokes for scrambled eggs|By R Stepherson|Double Yoke is not simply an African novel, it is a timeless classic. The story of course is one of seemingly simplistic ideals: women in Postcolonial Africa have to bear the double burden of trying to remain culturally traditional while also trying to further themselves with education to be able to provide for their financial|From The New Yorker|Emecheta's prose has a shimmer of originality, of English being re-mvented.... Issues of survival lie inherent in her material and give her tales weight.||
Set on the campus of a Nigerian university, Double Yoke tells the story of two undergraduates who must confront the conflicting demands of tradition and modernity. While Nko pursues an education despite the resistance of those who feel a woman's identity is assumed in traditional marriage, Ete Kamba's love for her is severely tested as he is himself locked into the rigid attitudes from which Nko is attempting to break free. Nko must further contend with unscrupulous prof...
You easily download any file type for your device.Double Yoke | Buchi Emecheta. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
