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Nairobi noir / edited by Peter Kimani.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Akashic noir seriesPublisher: Brooklyn, New York, USA : Akashic Books, [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Description: 244 pages : map ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1617757543
  • 9781617757549
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
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.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Mystery Kimani, Peter Available 33111009585700
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

"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.

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