Nairobi noir / edited by Peter Kimani.
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- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1617757543
- 9781617757549
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Main Library | Mystery | Kimani, Peter | Available | 33111009585700 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Ngugi wa Thiong'o anchors this truly fascinating first East African installment in the Akashic Noir Series.
"Racial, religious, and class divides are acutely observed in the 14 new stories from Kenyan writers . . . Crime fiction fans will find much to savor." -- Publishers Weekly
Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir . Each book comprises all new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city.
Brand-new stories by: Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Stanley Gazemba, Ngumi Kibera, Peter Kimani, Winfred Kiunga, Kinyanjui Kombani, Caroline Mose, Kevin Mwachiro, Wanjiku wa Ngugi, Faith Oneya, Makena Onjerika, Troy Onyango, J.E. Sibi-Okumu, and Rasna Warah.
Introduction. Concrete jungle / Peter Kimani -- Part I: The hunters. She dug two graves / Winfred Kiunga -- Number Sita / Kevin Mwachiro -- Andaki / Kinyanjui Kombani -- A song from a forgotten place / Troy Onyango -- Mathree / Makena Onjerika -- Part II: The hunted. Blood sister / Peter Kimani -- Say you are not my son / Faith Oneya -- For our mothers / Wanjikū wa Ngūgī -- Plot ten / Caroline Mose -- Have another roti / Rasna Warah -- Part III: The herders. Belonging / J.E. Sibi-Okumu -- The hermit in the helmet / Ngūgi wa Thiong'o -- Turn on the lights / Stanley Gazemba -- The night beat / Ngumi Kibera.