efuru (the feminist)

Title:Efuru (The Feminist)

Artist: Omoyeni Arogunmati 

Medium: Acrylic on Canvas

Style: Contemporary

Size: 92 x 62 cm

Weight: 2.5kg

Delivered unframed on stretched canvas.

Efuru is a novel by Flora Nwapa which was published in 1966  in Heinemann's African Writer series, making it the first book written by a Nigerian woman to be published. This piece attempts to explore the many sides of the African woman- beautiful, intelligent, graceful, sombre and strong.