Meet the Omtitas

Meet the Omtitas
Author: Tony Adam Mochama
Publisher:
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2013
Genre: Kenyan fiction (English)
ISBN: 9789966478368

Kwani?

Kwani?
Author: Binyavanga Wainaina
Publisher: Kwani Archive Online
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2007
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9789966983664

Following and keeping close to the great tradition set by its three predecessors, Kwani? 4 presents a wail of new voices in literary concert with the not so new. The now established talents- Binyavanga Wainaina, Muthoni Garland, Doreen Baingana- share these pages with the fast risers: Billy Kahora, Mukoma wa Ngugi and Shalini Gidoomal. And Kwani? 4 has delved deeper into the all those spaces where the Kenyan story lives: the street corners, the neighbourhood pubs, the in-between semi rural places where the clash of cultures- the traditional versus the modern- continues to redefine the social roles of the individual, dismantle patriarchal constructs and still retain the pithy wit and the devices of ancient orature that time and the ritual of the communal fireside have honed. Still, as though in ridicule of such notions of Africa as being the continent on the lee side of the Digital Divide, Kwani? 4 reaches into the burgeoning realms of the Kenyan blogosphere to bring such politically aware, borderline intellectual and only-two-degrees-shy-of-rebellious voices bringing a fresh look at the old themes of politics, slices of life and religion and placing them alongside such taboo subjects as sex beyond the hetero-normative ideal. Kwani? 4 is established in Africa as the space for cutting-edge new fiction, mind provoking non fiction and photo-essays and witty graphic narratives.

Captured by Raiders

Captured by Raiders
Author: Benjamin S. Wegesa
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-07-11
Genre:
ISBN: 9789966470997

Nanjala, a young Bukusu girl, is captured by the fierce Tondo warriors during a raid in which they also killed her father. In this beautifully written story, Benjamin Wegesa describes Nanjala's new life among the proud Tondo, who changes her name to Chesebe. But, in spite of the danger, 'Chesebe' decides to escape when she is ordered to marry the Tondo Chief. Her subsequent thrilling adventures before her return to Bukusu complete this enchanting book.

Wizard of the Crow

Wizard of the Crow
Author: Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo
Publisher: East African Publishers
Total Pages: 788
Release: 2007
Genre: Africa
ISBN: 9789966254917

The Voice of the Night Masquerade

The Voice of the Night Masquerade
Author: Ezenwa-Ohaeto
Publisher:
Total Pages: 108
Release: 1996
Genre: Poetry
ISBN:

The author explains his poetic mission thus: 'it is the cultural tradition in my part of the world, that when abominations become unbearable, and the truth must be told with great courage, then the night masquerade appears...in order to set a senseless practice right; sometimes the night masquerade must confront the ruler and point out the nakedness of his utterances...this is the voice of the night masquerade, I am only the medium.' The ensuing collection of poems is divided into three sections: 'Night' - alluding to the night the mother of the spirits walked the length and breadth of the clan, weeping for her murdered son, in 'Things Fall Apart'; 'Night Vigil', and 'Night Passages'. This book was joint winner of the Association of Nigerian Authors' Poetry Prize in 1997.

Language and Theme

Language and Theme
Author: Emmanuel N. Obiechina
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Howard University Press
Total Pages: 272
Release: 1990
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN:

The Last Villains of Molo

The Last Villains of Molo
Author: Kinyanjui Kombani
Publisher: African Books Collective
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2012
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9966362282

Bone, Bomu, Bafu, Ngeta and Rock find themselves in Ngando slums having fled the ethic-based violence in Molo. With little to do, they engage in all maner of trade to eke out a living. The entry of Nancy - stylish sophisticated and shrewd - catapults them into a nightmare that leads to destitution, betrayal, desperation, revenge, friendship and lasting love. This is a story of a new generation that rises above the confines of hatred and retribution and reasserts the inherent goodness in man. Told against the background of the 1992 'tribal' clashes in Kenya, The Last Villains of Molo is one of the most critically acclaimed modern stories. It has been studied in five universities in Kenya and Germany, and is currently being scripted for film.