BLAY, J. Benibengor

Stubborn Girl (& Other Stories)

Aboso, Ghana: Benibengor Book Agency, 1968. Second Edition. Slim Octavo (20cm); pale blue printed wrappers, stapled; 23, [1] pp. Adverts printed on inside covers and verso of final leaf of text. Cover price of 20 pesewas. Light oxidation to staples, slightly creased, else Near Fine.

Short-story collection, first published in 1958. Collects "Stubborn Girl," "Mark of Providence," "Wasted Labour," and "No Smooth Course." Blay (b. 1911) is regarded as a pioneer of popular writing in Ghana, his dozens of self-published works spanning the colonial and post-colonial periods.

Price: $45.00

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