Kintu
About the book
The Kintu clan's saga combines Ugandan history with a curse inherited across generations.
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Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi connects Kintu’s family history with Kirabo’s coming of age and migrants’ lives in Manchester. Doreen Baingana depicts three Entebbe sisters in linked stories. Goretti Kyomuhendo turns to a family surviving the collapse of Idi Amin’s dictatorship. The selection offers both an expansive saga and shorter narratives centred on women.
WHERE TO START
- KintuJennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
- Tropical FishDoreen Baingana
- WaitingGoretti Kyomuhendo
Books to begin with
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The First Woman
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Kirabo searches for her mother and her place in Uganda during Idi Amin’s dictatorship.
Manchester Happened
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These stories follow Ugandan migrants’ lives between Manchester and Kampala.
Tropical Fish
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Linked stories depict three sisters growing up in Entebbe and experiencing migration.
Waiting
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A young girl watches her family struggle to survive the final years of Idi Amin’s dictatorship.
Song of Lawino and Song of Ocol
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Two spouses’ poetic voices clash over tradition and Western ideals.
Abyssinian Chronicles
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Mugezi’s coming of age crosses family oppression and Uganda’s turbulent history.
Context and sources
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