Stanley Gazemba

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Stanley Gazemba


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Stanley Gazemba is an award-winning author and his breakthrough novel, ‘The Stone Hills of Maragoli’, published by Kwani? won the Jomo Kenyatta prize for Kenyan Literature in 2003. He is also the author of two other novels: ‘Callused Hands’ and ‘Khama’, he has written eight children’s books. A prolific writer, Stanley’s articles and stories have appeared in several international publications including the New York Times, ‘A’ is for Ancestors, the Caine Prize Anthology and the East African magazine. Stanley lives in Nairobi and his short story ‘Talking Money’ was recently published in ‘Africa 39’, a Hay Festival publication which was released in 2014. Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, ‘Africa 39’ features a collection of 39 short stori ...more

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Average rating: 3.69 · 257 ratings · 74 reviews · 14 distinct worksSimilar authors
Dog Meat Samosa

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Forbidden Fruit

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The Stone Hills Of Maragoli

3.53 avg rating — 17 ratings
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Shaka Zulu Great Warrior King

3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions
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Grandmother's Winning Smile

4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions
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Nairobi Echoes

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Khama

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Callused Hands

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Taking to the sky

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“I used to take my morning tea at her kiosk and I took an interest in what she was doing. I later learnt she was taking care of her grandchildren. Sadly, she was taken ill and had to close her nylon-walled smoky shack. But all the wit and cunning of the character came from her.”
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