People of the City - Cyprian Ekwensi | African Writers Series

People of the City - Cyprian Ekwensi

African Writers Series 

When People of the City was published in 1954 it was immediately acclaimed as the first major novel in English by a West African to be widely read throughout the English-speaking world.

When Chinua Achebe became the editor of the legendary Heinemann African Writers Series, one of the first books he chose was a collection of stories by Cyprian Ekwensi. People of the City, Ekwensis early masterpiece, is the tale of Amusa Sango, a young man who travels from the country to a great and crazy city that is not named but might well be taken for Lagos, where he means to make a career as a crime reporter for the never less than sensational West African Sensation while leading a dance band whose calypsos and konkomas delight the heart of city women. Amusa is a man on the make, looking for stories, success, sex, maybe even love, and he finds a lot of what hes looking for, though whether he can hold on to what he has and get what he wants is another story altogether. Ekwensis delicious novel has the swagger, bravado, and elation of the great bands of West Africa.

Binding: Soft cover

Book Condition: Good condition. There is a small bit of damage on the back cover where a sticker was removed.

Edition: Heinemann 1981

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