People of the City

by Cyprian Ekwensi

Book Overview

A vivid coming-of-age tale set in a big Nigerian city about a young man trying to make his way as a journalist and band leader in the big city.

Chinua Achebe was the author of the first book published in the legendary Heinemann African Writers Series that, starting in the 1950s, brought contemporary African literature to the attention of the world. The second was by Cyprian Ekwensi. People of the City, Ekwensi's early masterpiece,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1681374293
• ISBN13: 9781681374291
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: New York Review of Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.9"