Paradise
About the book
Young Yusuf's story moves through trade and dependency in East Africa.
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Tanzania
Abdulrazak Gurnah portrays trade, colonial warfare and the memories of exiles from Zanzibar. Peter K. Palangyo concentrates a family drama around a return to a dying father. Aniceti Kitereza’s epic reconstructs Kerewe community life across generations. English originals appear alongside a Kikerewe translation and Polish editions of Paradise and Afterlives.
WHERE TO START
- ParadiseAbdulrazak Gurnah
- Dying in the SunPeter K. Palangyo
- Mr Myombekere and His Wife Bugonoka, Their Son Ntulanalwo and Daughter BulihwaliAniceti Kitereza
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Afterlives
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Four interconnected lives reveal colonial warfare and violence’s long aftermath in East Africa.
By the Sea
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Two exiles from Zanzibar discover a shared past after meeting in England.
Dying in the Sun
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Ntanya returns to his home village to reconcile with his dying father.
Mr Myombekere and His Wife Bugonoka, Their Son Ntulanalwo and Daughter Bulihwali
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This multigenerational narrative reconstructs Kerewe community life and a family’s struggle with childlessness.
Original title: Bwana Myombekere na Bibi Bugonoka na Ntulanalwo na Bulihwali
EnglishTranslation
Mr Myombekere and His Wife Bugonoka, Their Son Ntulanalwo and Daughter Bulihwali
Mkuki na Nyota
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Desertion
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Two love affairs decades apart reveal the persistence of colonial divisions.
The Last Gift
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A father’s illness forces a family in England to confront his unspoken past.
Context and sources
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