Teju Cole

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  • Bibliography:
    5 Books
  • First Book:
    February 2011
  • Latest Book:
    April 2024
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Books in Order: 5 titles

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  • Pharmakon

    ‘I am writing this note while you’re still asleep. It’s still early enough that I can open the windows in my room. By the time you read this, I’ll be at work. Please pardon the strange formality of writing to you when I could ...

  • Tremor

    An “extraordinary, ambitious” (The Times UK) novel that masterfully explores what constitutes a meaningful life in a violent world -- from the award-winning author of Open CityNew York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice • “Cole’s mind is s...

  • Black Paper

  • Every Day Is for the Thief

    For readers of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Michael Ondaatje, Every Day Is for the Thief is a wholly original work of fiction by Teju Cole, whose critically acclaimed debut, Open City, was the winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award and a finalist for the ...

  • Open City

    The past, if there is such a thing, is mostly empty space, great expanses of nothing, in which significant persons and events float. Nigeria was like that for me: mostly forgotten, except for those few things that I remembered with outsize intensity....



Award-Winning Books by Teju Cole

Open City
2012 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award -- First Fiction
2012 PEN Literary Award -- Hemingway Award: Debut Fiction


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Teju Cole has published 5 books.

Teju Cole does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Pharmakon, was published in April 2024.

The first book by Teju Cole, Open City, was published in February 2011.

No. Teju Cole does not write books in series.
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