Black Star Nairobi

2013-06-11 Fiction

Author : Mukoma Wa Ngugi
Release : 2013-06-11
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 114/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Black Star Nairobi by : Mukoma Wa Ngugi

Download or read book Black Star Nairobi written by Mukoma Wa Ngugi. This book was released on 2013-06-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two cops—one American, one Kenyan—team up to track down a deadly terrorist. It’s December 2007. The Kenyan presidential elections have gotten off to a troubled start, with threats of ethnic violence in the air, and the reports about Barack Obama on the campaign trail in the United States are the subject of newspaper editorials and barstool debates. And Ishmael and O have just gotten their first big break for their new detective agency, Black Star. A mysterious death they’re investigating appears to be linked to the recent bombing of a downtown Nairobi hotel. But local forces start to come down on them to back off the case, and then a startling act of violence tips the scales, setting them off on a round-the-globe pursuit of the shadowy forces behind it all. A thrilling, hard-hitting novel, from the author of Nairobi Heat, a major new crime talent.

Nairobi Heat

2011-09-13 Fiction

Author : Mukoma Wa Ngugi
Release : 2011-09-13
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 073/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Nairobi Heat by : Mukoma Wa Ngugi

Download or read book Nairobi Heat written by Mukoma Wa Ngugi. This book was released on 2011-09-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cop from Wisconsin pursues a killer through the terrifying slums of Nairobi and the memories of genocide IN MADISON, WISCONSIN, it’s a big deal when African peace activist Joshua Hakizimana—who saved hundreds of people from the Rwandan genocide—accepts a position at the university to teach about “genocide and testimony.” Then a young woman is found murdered on his doorstep. Local police Detective Ishmael—an African-American in an “extremely white” town—suspects the crime is racially motivated; the Ku Klux Klan still holds rallies there, after all. But then he gets a mysterious phone call: “If you want the truth, you must go to its source. The truth is in the past. Come to Nairobi.” It’s the beginning of a journey that will take him to a place still vibrating from the genocide that happened around its borders, where violence is a part of everyday life, where big-oil money rules and where the local cops shoot first and ask questions later—a place, in short, where knowing the truth about history can get you killed.

Nairobi Noir

2020-02-04 Fiction

Author : Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Release : 2020-02-04
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 756/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Nairobi Noir written by Ngugi wa Thiong'o. This book was released on 2020-02-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this anthology, fourteen authors explore dark mysteries in the concrete jungle capital of Kenya, dealing with topics of race, religion, and corruption. 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. Praise for Nairobi Noir “Nairobi Noir takes readers into the enigmas that haunt Kenya’s most populous city through the deft storytelling of a stellar cast of writers, which includes Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Stanley Gazemba, Makena Onjerika, Troy Onyango, and others.” —Brittle Paper, One of 50 Notable African Books of 2020 “Nairobi is a city of 3 million souls, so it makes sense as a setting Akashic Books’ famed noir series. 14 new stories fill a collection with Nairobi old and new; authors range in age from 24 to 81, and many layers of the city and its complex subcultures will be revealed as the reader makes their way through. Perfect for the armchair traveler!” —CrimeReads, included in CrimeReads’ Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2020 “Crime fiction fans have much to savor.” —Publishers Weekly

Unbury Our Dead with Song

2020-10-13 Fiction

Author : Mukoma Wa Ngugi
Release : 2020-10-13
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 984/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Unbury Our Dead with Song written by Mukoma Wa Ngugi. This book was released on 2020-10-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unbury our Dead With Song is a novel about four talented Ethiopian musicians - The Diva, The Corporal, the Taliban Man and Miriam, who are competing to see who can sing the best Tizita (popularly referred to as Ethiopian blues). Taking place in an illegal boxing hall in Nairobi, Kenya, the competition is covered by a US educated Kenyan journalist, John Thandi Manfredi, who writes for a popular tabloid, The National Inquisitor. He follows the musicians back to Ethiopia in order to learn more about the Tizita and their lives. As he learns more about the Tizita and the multiple meanings of beauty, he uncovers that behind each of the musicians, there are layered lives and secrets. A love letter to African music, beauty and imagination.

The Rise of the African Novel

2018-03-27 History

Author : Mukoma Wa Ngugi
Release : 2018-03-27
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 68X/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Rise of the African Novel written by Mukoma Wa Ngugi. This book was released on 2018-03-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engaging questions of language, identity, and reception to restore South African and diaspora writing to the African literary tradition

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