Clark (J.P.) America, their America
£195
London, Andre Deutsch, 1964.
First edition. 8vo. Original red boards. Dust-jacket, priced 25s.
The Nigerian author Clark’s travelogue, covering his time in America. Clark’s evisceration of much of American culture generated sizable controversy at the time but has since become a key work of Nigerian literature, often featuring in discussions about African perspectives on the United States. The book was also republished in 1968 as part of the influential Heinemann African Writers Series.
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Ink name to front free endpaper; boards VG+; jacket a little worn at spine ends and fore-corners, o/w VG.
Jacket artwork by Carol Annand.
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