Books

Hutchinson & Co Ltd. London: Hutchinson & Co Ltd., 1961 8vo., bright orange publisher's boards, with mask motif blocked in black to upper board, lettered and decorated in black and yellow along the spine; in the vibrant dust jacket designed by Dorothy Brooks; pp. [iv], 5-192; a near-fine copy, slightly pushed to head and foot of spine, one small white mark to upper edge of front board, and one small dent to lower; endpapers lightly offset; in the very good dust jacket, rubbed and shelf-worn, with edges nicked and chipped, particularly along spine, with a little loss to publisher's name and device at foot; some small closed tears no longer than 2.5cm; lovely otherwise.  First edition. A classic work of African Literature, and one which formed part of the Heinemann African Writers List.  Set in Lagos, Nigeria, at the height of the 1960s, the plot revolves around the titular character who, in her vibrant and somewhat hedonistic lifestyle of wild nights and parties,…

Jagua Nana is a celebrated novel by Nigerian author Cyprian Ekwensi that vividly portrays the vibrant life of Lagos in the 1960s through the eyes of its bold and passionate protagonist, Jagua Nana.