num_pages: 180
description: "Her graphically detailed pictures of tribal life make the novel memorable."― Chicago Tribune The Slave Girl follows the fortunes of Ogbanje Ojebeta, a Nigerian woman who is sold into slavery in her own land after disease and tragedy leave her orphaned as a child. In her fellow slaves, she finds a surrogate family that clings together under the unbending will of their master. As Ogbanje Ojebeta becomes a woman and discovers her need for home and family, and for freedom and identity, she realizes that she must ultimately choose her own destiny.
language: English
title: The Slave Girl
titlecomplete: The Slave Girl
genres: Feminism, African Literature, Novels, Family, Nigeria, Africa, Historical Fiction, Literature, Fiction, Womens
ratings_count: 567
places: Nigeria
awards: awardedAt: 252489600000
name: Jock Campbell-New Statesman Award
publisher: George Braziller Inc.