Damu Nyeusi na Hadithi Nyingine

by Ken Walibora

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Genres: Short Stories

164 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 18, 2013

About the author

Ken Walibora Waliaula held a Ph.D. in Comparative Cultural Studies from the Ohio State University, USA. He served as an Assistant Professor of African Languages and Literature at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. His research interests cover culture,memory,trauma,world literature, postcolonial literature, Anglophone African continental and diasporic literatures,and Swahiliphone literature. He is a prolific Kiswahili fiction writer with a literary oeuvre exceeding thirty titles and has won several awards. He won the Jomo Kenyatta Literature Prize twice with his Swahili texts, Ndoto ya Amerika (An American Dream)in 2003 and Kisasi Hapana(No to Revenge)in 2009. He had published a number of book chapters and articles in academic journals including Research in African Literatures and Journal of the Association of African Literature(JALA),and Journal of African Language Teachers Association(JALTA) and Masculinity in African Cultural and Literary Texts. He was working on a book project addressing the literature of Kenyan political prisoners.

Reviews

[Mrs. A A · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wahusika wa Kikaza walikua wananitisha😣 lakini bado nilikua naipenda hadithi hiyo. "Maskini babu Yangu" nayo ilinifanya nilie😭, "Mke Wangu" na "Glasi ya Mwisho Makaburini" hazikunifurahisha hata kidogo......aaaahhh Mwana wa Darubini ndio naipenda zaidi katika kitabu hiki😻

[maritareads · Rating 3 out of 5]

Had to read this for high school. Didn't enjoy it mainly because it induces so much ptsd from the 8-4-4 system. But this is a 3* because I'm sure it was brilliant to someone and that's why it was in the curriculum. I'm pretty sure this is book contributed to my dislike of short story novels

[Lloyd Onsongo]

Asiza

[Naomi Jumwa]

Damu nyeusi na hadithi nyengine

[Tyson Mugambi]

Taiz Library

[Ray Omondi · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best literature books I know

[Charles Maina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good

[Eileen Oduor · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book as a set book in high school too. One thing that stood out was the story Maeko, a story about a drunk violent husband and the dynamic of 'love', or rather 'kuwekwa'-kept life-REALLY STOOD OUT. I remember a student viewing the fact drunk man as romantic, despite a night of violence covered up with apologetic antics the next day. I wonder how she views it today.

For keeping up with various aspects of modern life, I related with this anthology more than most that I had read during school, whether in English or in Swahili.

[Pamelamercy]

its wonderful

[Samuel · Rating 5 out of 5]

its a good book

[Dennis Felix]

its a nice book

[Abdi Fatah]

good