# People of the City

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- Book: [People of the City](https://www.bookquiver.com/cyprian-ekwensi/people-of-the-city) ([People of the City.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/cyprian-ekwensi/people-of-the-city.md))
- Authors: [Cyprian Ekwensi](https://www.bookquiver.com/cyprian-ekwensi), [Emmanuel Iduma](https://www.bookquiver.com/emmanuel-iduma)
- Publisher: nyrb_classics
- ISBN: 978-16-8137-429-1
- Pages: 176
- Published: 2020-06-09
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

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...