Nine Faces of Kenya

by Elspeth Huxley (Editor)

Selections from a variety of nonfiction works discuss the history, people, culture, wildlife, landscape, and agriculture of Kenya

Genres: Africa, Kenya, Nonfiction, Travel, History, Anthropology

451 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 1991

About the author

Elspeth Joscelin Huxley was an English writer, journalist, broadcaster, magistrate, environmentalist, farmer, and government adviser. She wrote over 40 books, including her best-known lyrical books, The Flame Trees of Thika and The Mottled Lizard, based on her youth in a coffee farm in British Kenya. Her husband, Gervas Huxley, was a grandson of Thomas Henry Huxley and a cousin of Aldous Huxley.

Reviews

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Portraits of East African History and memoirs from 9 perspectives. Excellent revelations about the country that nurtured me. It taught me a history I had never read in text books even in Kenya and revealed stories I had never heard

[Izzy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book! It is set out in a great way with each chapter covering different topics such as wars, settlers, the environment, hunting, art ,etc, all in the context of Kenya. It added so much to my knowledge of Kenya, the country where I was born and grew up. I was so sad when I finished the book. However, it's the kind of book you could read over and over and pick up something new each time.

[Clivemichael · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent comprehensive anthology well woven together. A pleasure to dip into and read at length. This wonderful introduction is drawn from a large pool of writing touching on diverse perspectives.

[Charlotte Beauvoisin · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fascinating and easy to read collection of facts and stories. One to reread.

[Cecilia · Rating 4 out of 5]

An amazing book covering the history of a country from early explorers, travellers and historical perspective fascinating. I learnt much about my birth country, a place I have always been fascinated with over many years, visited and not understood the dinamics and diversity of ethneticities and cultures.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

collection of various essays about kenya, exploration, travel, settlers, wars, environment, wildlife, hunting, lifestyles, legend and poetry.