Jagua Nana
$24.35
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
15 May 2018
Summary
A terrifically entertaining, funny and moving novel about an ageing beauty in 1960s Lagos
Jagua Nana, no longer young but still irresistible, lives a life of hedonism in Lagos—men, parties, fights, wild nights in the Tropicana with her handsome young boyfriend Freddie. Rushing from one experience to the next in search of something she can’t quite grasp, Jagua finds herself embroiled in shady politics, caught up in village feuds and the source of drama wherever she goes. In this vivid …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241334997 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241334993 |
| Author: | Cyprian Ekwensi |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 15 May 2018 |
| Weight: | 148g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 13mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
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A joy to read; his glorious imagination captured ours … Jagua Nana is my favourite of his novels–Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Guardian
A joy to read; his glorious imagination captured ours … Jagua Nana is my favourite of his novels – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie * Guardian *
About The Author
Cyprian Ekwensi
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 Hammarskj ld 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.
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