EASMON, R.S. [Sarif]

The Burnt-out Marriage

London: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1967. First Edition. 12mo. Pictorial card wrappers; 239pp. Hint of foxing visible to lighter portions of wrappers, else a tight, Near Fine copy. The Sierra Leonean author and doctor's first and only published novel. Easmon rose to prominence in the Seventies as an opponent of the regime of Sierra Leone President Siaka Stevens. As an author he is perhaps best-known for his early play "Dear Parent and Ogre" (1961), which was produced by Wole Soyinka and won the Encounter magazine prize for that year.

Price: $45.00

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