East Africa
Kenya
Contemporary
English
Fiction
A multigenerational saga following four generations of a Luo family from pre-colonial Kenya through colonialism and independence to the AIDS crisis. Traces African women's strength across a century of change.
Literary Significance
Commonwealth Writers' Prize winner; one of the best-loved novels in East Africa
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editorial-summarynot primary textA multigenerational saga following four generations of a Luo family from pre-colonial Kenya through colonialism and independence to the AIDS crisis. Traces African women's strength across a century of change. Commonwealth Writers' Prize winner; one of the best-loved novels in East Africa
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