Cyprian Ekwensi
Nigerian popular fiction writer whose Jagua Nana and People of the City brought the excitement and moral complexity of Lagos urban life to Nigerian fiction for the first time.
Works
- Jagua NanaNovel following a sex worker navigating urban life in Lagos, Nigeria
- People of the CityUrban narrative capturing diverse lives and conflicts in a Lagos community
- Burning GrassStory of a Fulani herdsman grappling with modernization in northern Nigeria
- LokotownNovel set in a fictional Nigerian town exploring social and romantic entanglements
- IskaRomance and crime intertwine in this story of search and self-discovery in Nigeria