The Bride Price
First UK edition | |
| Author | Buchi Emecheta |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Taiwo Jegede |
| Publisher | Allison & Busby (UK) George Braziller (US) |
Publication date | 1976 |
| Publication place | Nigeria |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 168 |
| ISBN | 978-0-85031-165-5 |
| OCLC | 2912824 |
| Preceded by | Second Class Citizen |
| Followed by | The Slave Girl |
The Bride Price is a 1976 novel by Nigerian writer Buchi Emecheta. It was first published in the UK by Allison & Busby, and in the USA by George Braziller. Centered on women during the Nigerian postcolonial era, Emecheta dedicated the book to her mother, Alice Ogbanje Emecheta.