• BURNING GRASS, a story of the Fulani of northern Nigeria

BURNING GRASS, a story of the Fulani of northern Nigeria

: Ekwensi (C.)

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161pp., paperback, Reprint, Black Star Books & Head of Zeus, London, (1962) 2024

ISBN: 9781035906017

 

Novella set in Nigeria

The lives of a nomadic family are turned upside down when Chief Mai Sunsaye's rival, Ardo, curses him with wanderer's disease.

"Magical occurrences, mysterious and seductive women, acts of phenomenal heroism, and swift-paced adventure." Margaret Laurence

Igbo novelist, short story writer and children's author Cyprian Ekwensi (1921 – 2007) was Head of Features at the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation and Director of the Ministry of Information during the First Republic. His many books include Lokotown and Other Stories, People of the City, Jagua Nana, Jagua Nana's Daughter and For a Roll of Parchment. In 1968, he received the Dag Hammarskjöld International Prize in Literature. In 1981, he helped form the Association of Nigerian Authors and, in 2001, was made a member of the Order of the Federal Republic for his outstanding contributions to the nation.