[PAR] [TLE] People of the City [SEP] People of the City is the debut novel of Cyprian Ekwensi first published in 1954 as part of the influential African Writers Series.  In Ekwensi's obituary in "The Guardian", Shola Adenekan called the novel "the first Nigerian work to gain international acclaim and the first Nigerian novel to be published in Britain", preempting the importance of Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart."  The novel was a predecessor to a number of other city novels in the Nigerian tradition. [PAR] [TLE] Things Fall Apart [SEP] Things Fall Apart is a novel written by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe in 1958.  The story's main theme concerns pre- and post-colonial life in late nineteenth century Nigeria.  It is seen as the archetypal modern African novel in English, one of the first to receive global critical acclaim.  It is a staple book in schools throughout Africa and is widely read and studied in English-speaking countries around the world.  It was first published in 1958 by William Heinemann Ltd in the UK; in 1962, it was also the first work published in Heinemann's African Writers Series.  The title of the novel comes from a line in W. B. Yeats' poem "The Second Coming".
[PAR] [TLE] People of the City [ SEP ] People of the City is the debut novel of Cyprian Ekwensi first published in 1954 as part of the influential African Writers Series . In Ekwensi 's obituary in " The Guardian " , Shola Adenekan called the novel " the first Nigerian work to gain international acclaim and the first Nigerian novel to be published in Britain " , preempting the importance of Chinua Achebe 's " Things Fall Apart . " The novel was a predecessor to a number of other city novels in the Nigerian tradition . [PAR] [TLE] Things Fall Apart [ SEP ] Things Fall Apart is a novel written by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe in 1958 . The story 's main theme concerns pre- and post - colonial life in late nineteenth century Nigeria . It is seen as the archetypal modern African novel in English , one of the first to receive global critical acclaim . It is a staple book in schools throughout Africa and is widely read and studied in English - speaking countries around the world . It was first published in 1958 by William Heinemann Ltd in the UK ; in 1962 , it was also the first work published in Heinemann 's African Writers Series . The title of the novel comes from a line in W. B. Yeats ' poem " The Second Coming " .
People of the City is a novel by Cyprian Ekwensi that preempted the importance of a novel first published in what year?
People of the City is a novel by Cyprian Ekwensi that preempted the importance of a novel first published in what year ?
1958
1958