Glittering City (Mini Modern Classics)

Author(s): Cyprian Ekwensi

Classics

Forget all your fears now. Have a fling this night'

Untrustworthy, charming Fussy Joe spins stories and breaks hearts in this rollicking story set in the 'sensational city' of 1960s Lagos.

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Cyprian Ekwensi was born in Nigeria in 1921, the son of an elephant hunter. In early life, he worked as a forestry officer in Nigeria and as a pharmacist in Romford, Essex. On returning home, he wrote his first novel, People of the City (1954), which was one of the first Nigerian novels to be published internationally. Jagua Nana, his most famous book, appeared in 1961 and won the Dag Hammarskjold prize in literature, though it was banned in schools and attacked by the church. In later life Ekwensi worked in broadcasting, politics and as a pharmacist, while writing over forty books and scripts. He died in 2008, survived by his wife and nine children.

General Fields

  • : 9780241339848
  • : penguin
  • : penguin
  • : February 2018
  • : 161mm X 111mm
  • : February 2018
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Cyprian Ekwensi
  • : Paperback
  • : 1
  • : 64