The Virgin (novel)
| Author | Bayo Adebowale |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Egret Romance & Thrillers |
| Genre | Literary fiction |
| Publisher | Bounty Press and Paperback Publishers, Ibadan |
Publication date | 1985 |
| Publication place | Nigeria |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 116 pp |
| ISBN | 978-33029-1-4 |
| OCLC | 633633330 |
The Virgin is the 1985 debut novel by Nigerian writer Bayo Adebowale. The novel, published in 1985, narrated the dilemma of a young village girl who after being deflowered must choose between three suitors, and agonizes about her secret being discovered on her wedding night. Scholar Wendy Griswold classifies The Virgin as a "village novel", a book that deals with the mores of a traditional Nigerian village, in the same vein as some works by Chinua Achebe.