Books set in Kenya (28)
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No llores, pequeño by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o ES
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Ambientada en la Kenia colonial durante el periodo de la Rebelión del Mau Mau, No llores, pequeño retrata la desigualdad que sufren los desposeídos africanos y enfatiza las consecuencias de la lucha contra el dominio blanco.
Dos hermanos, Njoroge y Kamau, sentados sobre un montón de basura, reflexionan sobre su futuro: Njoroge irá a la escuela, mientras que Kamau se formará como carpintero.
Pero esto es Kenia y la realidad juega en contra de sus deseos: en los bosques, el Mau Mau libra una guerra contra el gobierno blanco, y ambos hermanos, junto con... continue
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One Day I Will Write about This Place by Binyavanga Wainaina EN
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A groundbreaking memoir by the acclaimed Kenyan Caine Prize winner.
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Petals of blood by Ngugi wa Thiong'o EN
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There has been a murder in the Kenyan village of Ilmorog. Four suspects are placed in detention: headmaster Munira, teacher and political activist Karega, spirited barmaid Wanja and storekeeper Abdulla. But there are no easy solutions to the crime in a place already filled with fear and intimidation. As the murder is investigated, it becomes clear how the lives of suspects and victims are inextricably linked to the fortunes of their village, and to the crisis of modern Kenya itself. Petals of Bloodwas published in 1977 to huge controversy, leading to Ngugi's imprisonment for his portrayal of a... continue
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Something Torn and New : An African Renaissance by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o EN
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Novelist Ngugi wa Thiong'o has been a force in African literature for decades: Since the 1970s, when he gave up the English language to commit himself to writing in African languages, his foremost concern has been the critical importance of language toc
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Stadt der Verlorenen : Leben im größten Flüchtlingslager der Welt by Ben Rawlence DE
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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Mitten in Afrika zwischen Kenia und Somalia befindet sich das größte Flüchtlingslager der Welt – seit Jahrzehnten. Dadaab ist eine Großstadt. Viele der Bewohner sind hier geboren. Sie dürfen weder arbeiten noch das Lager verlassen. Insgesamt soll hier eine halbe Million Menschen leben, vor den Toren des Lagers kampieren weitere Zehntausende. Sie waren auf der Flucht vor grausamen Shabaab-Milizen, vor dem Hunger und dem Bürgerkrieg. Kenia möchte dieses Lager längst auflösen, aber wohin mit den Menschen? Ben Rawlence hat sechs von ihnen beglei... continue
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Sweet Sweet Revenge Ltd by Jonas Jonasson EN
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"Victor Alderheim has a lot to answer for. Not only has he heartlessly tricked his young ex-wife, Jenny, out of her art gallery inheritance, but he has also abandoned his son, Kevin, to die in the middle of the Kenyan savanna. It doesn't occur to Victor that Kevin might be rescued and adopted by a Maasai medicine man, or that he might be expected to undergo the rituals expected of all new Maasai warriors - which have him running back to Stockholm as fast as you can say circumcision without anaesthetic. Back in Stockholm, Kevin's path crosses with Jenny's - and they have an awful lot to talk ab... continue
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The Dragonfly Sea by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor EN
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When a contingent of cultural emissaries from China invite Ayaana abroad, she embarks on a dramatic ship's journey to the Far East, where she will make friends and enemies; and, at last, find understanding where she least expects it
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The House of Rust : A Novel by Khadija Abdalla Bajaber EN
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The first Graywolf Press Africa Prize winner, a story of a girl’s fantastical sea voyage to rescue her father The House of Rust is an enchanting novel about a Hadrami girl in Mombasa. When her fisherman father goes missing, Aisha takes to the sea on a magical boat made of a skeleton to rescue him. She is guided by a talking scholar’s cat (and soon crows, goats, and other animals all have their say, too). On this journey Aisha meets three terrifying sea monsters. After she survives a final confrontation with Baba wa Papa, the father of all sharks, she rescues her own father, and hopes that life... continue
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The River Between by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o EN
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The River Between explores life on the Makuyu and Kameno ridges of Kenya in the early days of white settlement. Faced with an alluring, new religion and 'magical' customs, the Gikuyu people are torn between those who fear the unknown and those who see beyond it. Some follow Joshua and his fiery brand of Christianity while others proudly pursue tribal independence. In the midst of this disunity stands Waiyaki, a dedicated visionary born to a line of prophets. He struggles to educate the tribe - a task he sees as the only unifying link between the two factions - but his plans for the f... continue
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The Strange Bride by Grace Ogot EN
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An interpretation of a Luo myth. The people of GotOwaga lead a placid, almost idyllic, life-style until the glamorous and mysterious Nyawir suddenly appears from an unknown world.