The Strange Bride

by Grace Ogot, Okoth Okombo (Translator)

Genres: African Literature, Fiction, Kenya

156 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

Grace Ogot (May 15, 1930 – March 18, 2015) was a Kenyan author, nurse, journalist, politician and diplomat. Together with Charity Waciuma she is the first Anglophone female Kenyan writer to be published.

(from Wikipedia)

Reviews

[Sheila D W · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars.
An interesting Luo mythology serving some Adam and Eve tea 😂💅 Loved it!

[Jo-Anne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Described as a reinterpretation of Luo mythology and originally published in Dholuo, this story contains a lot of repetition of phrases and shifting between perspectives of characters, so it becomes a bit tedious, but maybe that's to be expected of a myth.

[Jep Kendagor · Rating 4 out of 5]

I need to read more African mythology. I loved that this touches on African spiritual practices that spotlight harmony between human beings and nature.

If I could be one character in this book, I’d definitely be Nyawir 😂. Always asking questions and wanting to try different things 💀

[Amondi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nyawir got me thinking... are we still eating the apple of eve in todays world?

[Vivacious · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good storytelling, although the writing could use an update.

[LaBae · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars - good read