Series by African writers started in 1977
Pacesetter Novels are a collection of 130 works of popular fiction written by notable African authors, published by Macmillan. The series was started in 1977, with the first book being "Director!" by Agbo Areo.
Writing style.
The Pacesetters series was characterised by adventures of falling in love, ethno-religious conflicts, tragic tales of woe, cautionary tales, and "rags to riches" (and sometimes back to rags!) tales.
Book cover artwork.
The book covers usually featured very garish pictures that served to illustrate the main theme of that particular novel.
Authors.
The authors of the books are noted African novelists and writers. Some of the more celebrated of these are Buchi Emecheta, Barbara Kimenye and Helen Ovbiagele.
Titles.
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NB. † No longer exists * Out of print
References.
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