City of Spades
 First edition | |
| Author | Colin MacInnes |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Alexander Weatherson |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MacGibbon & Kee |
Publication date | 1957 |
City of Spades is a novel written by Colin MacInnes[1] published in 1957 and the first book in what is described as MacInnes’s "London Trilogy", the other two titles being Absolute Beginners (1959) and Mr Love & Justice (1960). Following the adventures of Johnny Fortune, a recently arrived Nigerian immigrant, the novel bears witness to the emergent black culture in London in the late 1950s.[2]
References[]
- ^ "City of Spades - Read Free Online". Novel Wizard. Novel Wizard. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ "Colin MacInnes: City of Spades". London Fictions. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
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