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Cyprian Ekwensi

Cyprian Ekwensi wrote hundreds of short stories, radio and television scripts, and several dozen novels, including children's books. His 1954 People of the City was the first book by a Nigerian to garner international attention. His most successful novel was Jagua Nana (1961), about a Pidgin-speaking Nigerian woman who leaves her husband to work as a prostitute in a city and falls in love with a teacher. He also wrote a sequel to this, Jagua Nana's Daughter.

In 1968, he received the Dag Hammarskjöld International Prize in Literature. In 2006, he became a fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Letters.

  • Iska
    Iska
    by Cyprian Ekwensi
    Spectrum Books, Nigeria
  • Jagua Nana's Daughter
    Jagua Nana's Daughter
    by Cyprian Ekwensi
    Spectrum Books, Nigeria
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