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Buchi Emecheta
Nigerian writer (1944–2017).
Born July 21st, 1944 in Lagos.
Died January 25th, 2017 at 72 years old in London (stroke). [ref]
Occupations
children's writer, editor, novelist, playwright, sociologist, writer
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