Prostitute
Nairobi, Kenya: East African Publishing House / Modern African Library, 1968. Very Good -. Item #50280
Nairobi, Kenya: East African Publishing House / Modern African Library, 1968. First Edition. Octavo; illustrated wraps; 132pp. Black and white illustrations. Moderate wear and creasing to wraps; spotting; binding sound; Good to Very Good.
The Ugandan writer's first novel, which Zell, Bundy & Coulon describe as "a poetic novel, part literary, part social commentary," and which the rear panel notes "the portrait of the prostitute is imbued with a rare compassion and her integrity and humanity survive the degradation of her tragic environment." We find no copies of the first edition in retail at time of this writing.
Zell, Bundy, & Coulon, A New Reader's Guide to African Literature. New York: Africana Publishing Company, 1983, p. 199.
Price: $125.00