Cyprian Ekwensi

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.

Glittering City

Jagua Nana (African Writers)

A vivid coming-of-age tale about a young man trying to make his way as a journalist and band leader in a big Nigerian city. 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, Ekwensi’s 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 he’s looking for, though whether he can hold on to what he has and get what he wants is another story altogether. Ekwensi’s delicious novel has the swagger, bravado, and elation of the great bands of West Africa.

People of the City

A tale of family ties in a nomadic tribe of Northern Nigeria.

A Story of the Fulani of Northern Nigeria

Burning Grass

Jagua Nana

Jagua Nana's Daughter

Lokotown And Other Stories

One of the first English language novels by an African writer to achieve fame in the English speaking world. It tells the story of a young crime reporter and dance band leader in a large West African City.

A story of desire and vengeance, this book starts with the longing of a wealthy man called Shehu for a child of his own and continues with the obsessive search by Abu Bakir for revenge on Shehu for luring away the woman he was to marry. It ends with the murder of Shehu by his own son..

An African Night's Entertainment

The Passport of Mallam Ilia

One of a series of readers for African students which aims to help them to develop an awareness and a love of language, and consists of stories from all over Africa. In this story King Sinanda wants to rule for ever, but is an evil man with many enemies. He destroys them, but whom can he now trust?

King for Ever!

Part of a series of readers for young African students and consisting of stories from all over Africa, the Level 1 starters are picture books for children who have just begun to read for themselves. In this story Uzo goes to the beach with his mother, but ignores the red-flag warning of rough seas.

The Red Flag

The Leopard's Claw

Samankwe in the Strange Forest

Cyprian O. D, Ekwensi

Lokotown and Other Stories

When the grass is burnt on the plains of northern Nigeria, the Fulani cattlemen move to the Niger, and Mai Sunsaye is afflicted with "wandering sickness."

Cyprian Ekwensi

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