Kintu

Nonfiction, History, Africa, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, African-American Studies, Fiction & Literature, Literary
Cover of the book Kintu by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, Transit Books
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi ISBN: 9781945492037
Publisher: Transit Books Publication: April 17, 2017
Imprint: Transit Books Language: English
Author: Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
ISBN: 9781945492037
Publisher: Transit Books
Publication: April 17, 2017
Imprint: Transit Books
Language: English

Longlisted for the 2014 Etisalat Prize for Debut African Fiction

Winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize

"Kintu is a masterpiece, an absolute gem, the great Ugandan novel you didn’t know you were waiting for."-Aaron Bady, The New Inquiry

First published in Kenya in 2014 to critical and popular acclaim, Kintu is a modern classic, a multilayered narrative that reimagines the history of Uganda through the cursed bloodline of the Kintu clan. Divided into six sections, the novel begins in 1750, when Kintu Kidda sets out for the capital to pledge allegiance to the new leader of the Buganda Kingdom. Along the way, he unleashes a curse that will plague his family for generations. In an ambitious tale of a clan and a nation, Makumbi weaves together the stories of Kintu’s descendants as they seek to break from the burden of their shared past and reconcile the inheritance of tradition and the modern world that is their future.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Longlisted for the 2014 Etisalat Prize for Debut African Fiction

Winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize

"Kintu is a masterpiece, an absolute gem, the great Ugandan novel you didn’t know you were waiting for."-Aaron Bady, The New Inquiry

First published in Kenya in 2014 to critical and popular acclaim, Kintu is a modern classic, a multilayered narrative that reimagines the history of Uganda through the cursed bloodline of the Kintu clan. Divided into six sections, the novel begins in 1750, when Kintu Kidda sets out for the capital to pledge allegiance to the new leader of the Buganda Kingdom. Along the way, he unleashes a curse that will plague his family for generations. In an ambitious tale of a clan and a nation, Makumbi weaves together the stories of Kintu’s descendants as they seek to break from the burden of their shared past and reconcile the inheritance of tradition and the modern world that is their future.

More books from Literary

Cover of the book Playing Games of Sense in Edwin Morgans Writing by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Cover of the book The Keep by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Cover of the book Shorts: Stories from Beneath the Rainbow by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Cover of the book Icelanders in the Viking Age by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Cover of the book Marica by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Cover of the book Studies in Middle English by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Cover of the book The Heart of Gold by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Cover of the book Ce livre est plein d'araignées by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Cover of the book El coloquio de los perros by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Cover of the book Delos Science Fiction 190 by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Cover of the book Divergent Trajectories by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Cover of the book The House of Mirth (Illustrated Edition) by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Cover of the book Breve historia de la literatura costarricense by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Cover of the book Histoire de l’école d’Alexandrie par M. Matter by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Cover of the book Le lépreux by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy